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Minnesota’s Mike Conley is active tonight. The Timberwolves have lost the last three games but are still 30-11 SU at home this season. The line has moved in Denver’s favor, but the Timberwolves still opened as a two-and-a-half-point favorite. The public is heavily favoring Denver and with the season on the line you can expect a motivated Timberwolves team in a great atmosphere.
This one is a little juicy. However, Jaden McDaniels has had at least one block in six straight games. This season against Denver, McDaniels has had at least one block in seven out of nine games. With the season on the line and playing at home, the Timberwolves should some out and set the tempo with their defense like they did in the first two games of the series.
I'm super-late to the Phillies party because I frankly think they are somewhat overrated but hard to argue with the results, and I've been missing out. Totally jinxed now. Still was on the fence here but Mets leadoff hitter Brandon Nimmo was scratched, so why not at this price. Former Met Taijuan Walker has gotten better in each of his three starts this year for the Phillies.
This line is available for a lot better prices if you shop around. I have to back the guys fighting for their lives tonight, and that means hitting the boards harder. KAT has followed up his poor rebounding games with double digit games throughout the series. History would tell us tonight he should get back on track. The SL model has him projected for 8 rebounds, and I expect four quarters of effort will get us there tonight.
Jose Quintana's numbers do not look good and his underlying metrics paint a very worrisome picture. On the surface, Quintana has failed to throw 5 Ks in a single start this season. However if we look under the proverbial hood, I would argue hes actually run a bit hit in the stirkeout department. Quintana possesses a dismal 6.9% SwStr% and his 84.1% contact rate are both career worst marks. He will face a Phillies lineup who hes struggled against historically.
The Nuggets have scored at least 112 points in three straight games after reaching 112 in one of their first seven this postseason. They have figured out the Timberwolves and win the series tonight in the Twin Cities. Great in-series adjustments by Nuggets coach Michael Malone.