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Denver is red-hot having won 6 in a row and 9 of their last 10. They also covered 8 of their previous 10 as well. The Nuggets are now 9-2 (.818) on the season. Denver has played 5 road games this season and has just a +0.8 point per game differential at halftime of those contests.
Minnesota has won 4 in a row and outscored their opponents by an average of 22.0 points per game while doing so. This current win streak improved their season record to 8-4 (.667). During their 5 homes games this season the Timberwolves have led by an average of 7.2 points per contest at halftime. Minnesota lost to Denver at home in late October 127-114. However, they led that game at the half 65-57. Since the start of last season, they've played Denver 5 times and led at the half during 4 of those contests and trailed by just 1-point in the other. They covered the first half point-spread during each of those 5 meetings.
NBA home teams like Minnesota that have a winning record, versus an opponent like Denver who has covered 8 or more of their previous 10 games and has a win percentage of .750 or better, resulted in those home teams going 22-3 ATS (88%) versus the first half point-spread since the start of the 2016-2017 season. The home team's average first half point-spread in those 25 games was +1.4 and they outscored their opponents after 2 quarters of play by an average of 6.1 points per contest.
Bet on the Minnesota Timberwolves as a first half point-spread wager at between +2.0 and -2.0.
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