Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/1/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: ABC

The Minnesota Timberwolves (37-23) are en route to Ball Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the Denver Nuggets (37-23).

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and walked away with a win by a score of 94-88 in their last contest. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 43.4% field goal percentage (36 of 83) and made 8 of 26 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 14 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 41 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 23 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 40.5% from the floor on 30 out of 74 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 21 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles collected 40 rebounds (6 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished shooting 79.3% from the charity stripe by making 23 of their 29 tries. They buried 5 of their 22 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Timberwolves left the arena with 19 and the Clippers totaled 17 personal fouls.

Anthony Edwards is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. Edwards finished shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 5 dimes. He played for 36 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Minnesota will play this game with a record of 37-23 on the year. They are averaging 119.2 pts per game (5th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.3% from the field. The Timberwolves are hitting 37.5% on shots from downtown (849 of 2,266) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 44.7 rebounds per contest and has 1,583 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.2 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Timberwolves are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are 11th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,559 relinquished so far this season. The Timberwolves defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,484 of 5,378) and they relinquish 43.1 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 36.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 13th in the league in points per game allowed (114.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 127-121 when they faced the Thunder. The Nuggets corralled 40 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 51 in this game. They coughed it up 18 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Thunder were called for 16 fouls for the contest which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Denver buried 18 out of 48 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 43 for 103 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7%. The Nuggets allowed the Thunder to make 46 out of their 99 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.5% for the game. They went 34.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 27 from the charity stripe (85.2%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Denver allowed Oklahoma City to grab 56 in all (8 offensive).

Jamal Murray ended up being important for the Nuggets for the contest. Murray earned 39 points in his 47 mins on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the matchup. He made 12 of 26 for this contest for a rate of 46.2%, and added 8 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss record of 37-23 this season. The Nuggets commit 19.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.2 times per contest (9th in the league) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. Denver has accumulated 7,232 pts on the season (120.5 per game) and they snag 43.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.2% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 115.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (11th in the league). The Denver defense concedes 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (802 of 2,296) and their opposition knocks down 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.8 dimes and 42.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 15th and 8th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver and under the total points

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