Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Prediction and Betting Tips - Dec. 25 | 2025-26 NBA Season

The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Denver Nuggets in one of five NBA Christmas Day matchups. This will be their third meeting of the 2025-26 season.

The Nuggets (21-8) have been one of the better teams in the Western Conference this season, holding third place, trailing the OKC Thunder in first place by four-and-a-half games.

Nikola Jokic is putting together another MVP campaign, averaging 28.9 points, 12.0 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game. Jamal Murray has been excellent as the second option, recording 25.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 6.9 apg.

The Timberwolves (20-10), meanwhile, are holding fifth place in the West, trailing the Nuggets in third by one and a half games.

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Anthony Edwards continues to be Minnesota’s leader, averaging 28.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 3.8 apg. Julius Randle has also been key, recording 22.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg and 5.5 apg.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets game details

The Timberwolves-Nuggets game is scheduled to tip off at 10:30 p.m. ET from Ball Arena. Fans can catch the live broadcast of the matchup on ABC and ESPN. Alternatively, the game can be streamed with NBA League Pass and FuboTV.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets betting lines

Moneyline: Timberwolves (+120) vs. Nuggets (-142)

Spread: Timberwolves (+2.5) vs. Nuggets (-2.5)

Total (O/U): Timberwolves (o239.5) -110 vs. Nuggets (u239.5) -110

Note: Odds are accurate at the time of writing but are subject to change closer to tipoff.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets preview

The Nuggets have dominated their rivalry with the Minnesota Timberwolves, winning 91 out of 151 regular-season games between the teams.

Denver has only added to its lead in 2025-26, winning both of its games against Minnesota. The team first defeated the Timberwolves 127-114 on Oct. 27 and then handed them a 123-112 loss on Nov. 15.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets predicted starting lineups

Timberwolves

G: Donte DiVincenzo | G: Anthony Edwards | F: Jaylen Clark | F: Julius Randle | C: Rudy Gobert

Nuggets

G: Jamal Murray | G: Tim Hardaway Jr. | F: Spencer Jones | F: Peyton Watson | C: Nikola Jokic

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets betting tips

Anthony Edwards has an over/under of 30.5 for Thursday’s game, which is slightly above his season average of 28.7 ppg. Moreover, he has averaged 28.6 ppg over his last five outings and only had 26 points in the one game he has played against Denver this season. Taking the under is the safer bet.

Nikola Jokic, meanwhile, has an over/under of 29.5 against Minnesota. This is higher than Jokic’s scoring average of 28.9 ppg this season. Jokic averaged 26 points in two games against the Timberwolves this season. He has also been averaging 26 ppg over his last five. Recent trends favor the under.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets prediction

Bookmakers have the Nuggets as slight favorites to win their Christmas Day game against the Timberwolves. Denver has already defeated Minnesota twice this season and looks well set up to take a 3-0 series lead on Thursday.

Our prediction: The Nuggets to win.

Edited by Sameer Khan