The Minnesota Timberwolves (42-30) are on the road Monday night to face the Dallas Mavericks (43-28) in a battle for playoff seeding. Tip-off is 8:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center. Below, we look at the Timberwolves at Mavericks odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Timberwolves have won four consecutive games and 10 of their last 11. They blew out the Milwaukee Bucks 138-119 at home Saturday. They hold the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, but have the same record as the Denver Nuggets. They are 1.5 games behind the No. 5 Mavericks.
The Mavs, after winning eight of nine games, have dropped their last two. They lost their last game 129-108 to the Charlotte Hornets Saturday on the road. They are 1-1 against the Timberwolves this season. The Mavs trail the fourth-place Jazz by two games.
Timberwolves at Mavericks odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Timberwolves +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Mavericks -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves +2.5 (-108) | Mavericks -2.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 230.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
Timberwolves at Mavericks key injuries
Timberwolves
- F Jaden McDaniels (ankle) out
- C Naz Reid (back) probable
- C Karl-Anthony Towns (arm) questionable
Mavericks
- G Tim Hardaway Jr. (foot) out
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Timberwolves at Mavericks odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Mavericks 115, Timberwolves 110
Money line
The home team has won both games between the two teams this season. The Timberwolves are 18-18 on the road this season, but have won five of their last six games away from home.
The Mavericks are 23-12 at home and have won seven of their last nine in their own arena. They have not lost three straight games since dropping three in a row at the beginning of December.
Take the MAVERICKS (-145).
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Against the spread
Minnesota has covered the spread in nine of their last 10 games. They are 40-30-2 ATS overall and 19-16-1 ATS on the road this season.
The Mavericks are 18-17 ATS at home and are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games. They covered the spread in four straight games before dropping their last two games. They beat the Timberwolves by 12 in Dallas in December.
I expect them to win a relatively close game.
Take the MAVERICKS -2.5 (-112).
Over/Under
In their last 11 games, the Timberwolves have scored an average of 129.0 points per game, never scoring less than 110.
The Mavericks’ last 14 games have averaged a total of 216.1 points. They average the second-fewest points in the league at 104.1.
Both games between the two teams this season had totals of 216.
Take UNDER 230.5 (-115).
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