The Dallas Mavericks (14-6) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-9) at American Airlines Center Wednesday with tip-off scheduled for shortly after 8:30 p.m. ET. We analyze the Timberwolves-Mavericks odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Timberwolves at Mavericks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Mavericks 128, Timberwolves 119
Moneyline (ML)
The MAVERICKS (-182) return home from a 118-97 win over the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday for the second half of their back-to-back. They extended their win streak to three straight games and enter Wednesday 8-2 over their last 10 outings, and with a 6-4 home record. The Timberwolves (+150) are 7-2 on the road to contrast their 3-7 home record. They’ve gone 5-5 over their last 10 games and are coming off a 115-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday.
Side with the hosts despite the odd home/road splits for both clubs. Dallas outscores its opponents by an average of 8.6 points per game while Minnesota is outscored by 0.7 PPG.
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Against the Spread (ATS)
Each of the Mavericks’ last nine wins came by a margin of at least seven points. Back DALLAS (-4.5, -106) to win by a minimum of 5 points Wednesday and increase your potential profit to $9.43 with the same $10 wager.
The Mavs are 12-8 against the spread overall but oddly just 4-6 on home court. The Timberwolves are 9-9 ATS overall and 7-2 on the road, but four of their last five losses were decided by eight or more points.
Over/Under (O/U)
As the Mavericks have gone 8-2 straight up across their last 10 games, they’ve also gone 8-2 against the Over/Under. The ‘Wolves are just 5-5 against the projected totals across their last 10 games, but they’re 10-9 for the season and top the projections by an average of 0.4 PPG. The Mavericks are a league-best 13-7 against the O/U and top the number by an average of 6.2 PPG.
Take the OVER 231.5 (-106) and don’t fret the back-to-back for the young Mavs. They scored 138 points in a 16-point win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the second half of their first back-to-back this season.
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