{"id":235645,"date":"2022-10-05T11:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=235645"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T21:45:54","slug":"nba-northwest-division-preview-odds-nuggets-timberwolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nba-northwest-division-preview-odds-nuggets-timberwolves\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Northwest Division Preview: Healthy Denver Nuggets Try to Hold Off Minnesota Timberwolves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Denver Nuggets and two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic are the betting favorite to win the NBA Northwest Division at -140 odds. That’s thanks to guard Jamal Murray and forward Michael Porter returning from serious injuries.<\/p>\n

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Center Nikola Jokic (right) from the Denver Nuggets defends Center Karl-Anthony Towns (22) from the Minnesota Timberwolves last season. The Nuggets and Timberwolves will battle for the 2022-23 Northwest Division title. (Image: USA Today Sports<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a team on the upswing after they won the Western Conference Play-In Tournament last season. They landed one of the NBA’s premier defensive players in a blockbuster trade for center Rudy Gobert, which is why they’re the second favorite to win the Northwest at +140 odds.<\/p>\n

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2022-23 NBA Northwest Division Odds
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  • Denver Nuggets -140<\/li>\n
  • Minnesota Timberwolves +140<\/li>\n
  • Portland Trail Blazers +800<\/li>\n
  • Utah Jazz +20000<\/li>\n
  • Oklahoma City Thunder +25000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    ** Odds via DraftKings<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz’s run of back-to-back Northwest Division titles is about to come to an end. The Jazz imploded their team when they traded away Gobert and guard Donovan Mitchell this summer.<\/p>\n

    Denver Nuggets -140<\/h2>\n

    The Denver Nuggets are ready to rip. Murray missed all of last season recovering from an ACL injury. Porter only played a few games before he missed the rest of the season with a back injury and subsequent surgery.<\/p>\n

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    Jokic carried the Nuggets on his back without the two max-contract players to win 48 games last season. His Herculean effort earned him MVP honors for the second season in a row. Jokic narrowly edged out center Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers in the closest MVP race in more than two decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    The Nuggets upgraded their defense by acquiring guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in a trade with the Washington Wizards. Backup point guard Bones Hyland had a breakout rookie season last year, and he’s our long-shot pick for Sixth Man of the Year.<\/p>\n

    So long as the Nuggets stay healthy, they’re the team to beat in the Northwest. Their win total is 49.5 o\/u game, but 50-plus wins are reachable with a healthy Big 3 of Jokic, Murray, and Porter. Grab the Nuggets now at -140 odds before the Northwest odds shift at the start of the season.<\/p>\n

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