The Nuggets have won their last two games to even their record. However, a team with aspirations of returning to the NBA Finals probably wouldn’t need OT to beat the Nets and Raptors — even on the road. Center Nikola Jokic has already posted some big games, but we’re still waiting to see the depth of it. Wing Christian Braun looks fine as a starter, but guard Russell Westbrook has been terrible. Shocking!

Minnesota made the big trade this offseason to land Julius Randle. He was actually great and guard Anthony Edwards scored well early in the season. The other player acquired in the deal, wing Donte DiVincenzo, struggled to find his shot early on. This team needs more offense from him and some other players. There will be a buzz in the building after Minnesota knocked the Nuggets out of the playoffs last season.

This is the first time these rivals have met since last year’s playoffs. That probably gives the Wolves some extra confidence, but they are also still going through a transition. Even though the Nuggets had back-to-back OT games, they haven’t played since Tuesday, so they should be fine in terms of rest. If I get some points to work with, the visitors are the game for me. A slow start also gives us more value for Denver at this point.

Nuggets vs Timberwolves: Denver +4 (-110) available at time of publication. Playable on that song.

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