The Dallas Mavericks will look to prove the oddsmakers wrong as 6-point underdogs for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on Friday, beginning at 8:30 PM ET on TNT. The Mavericks have a 1-0 series lead. The matchup’s point total is set at 208.
Keep reading to dig into the best bets you can make on Friday’s game, based on our computer predictions.
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Spread: Timberwolves (-6) to Cover
- The DraftKings line for this game has the Timberwolves favored by six, while the model predicts they’ll win by slightly more (7.4 points).
- Minnesota has a 40-40-2 record against the spread this season.
- The Timberwolves have covered the spread 17 times this season (17-20 ATS) when playing as at least 6-point favorites.
- So far this year, Dallas has put together a 48-34-0 record against the spread.
- The Mavericks have been an underdog by 6 points or more seven times this year, and covered the spread in two of those matchups.
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Total: Over 208
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is more than two possessions lower (16.2 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- In 67 games this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined for more than 208 points.
- There have been 75 Dallas’ games this season with more than 208 points scored.
- In the Timberwolves’ 82 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 41 times.
- In the Mavericks’ 82 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 36 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Timberwolves (-245)
- Prediction: Timberwolves 116, Mavericks 108
- Minnesota has won 46, or 75.4%, of the 61 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Dallas has been chosen as underdogs in 31 games this year and has walked away with the win 12 times (38.7%) in those games.
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Karl-Anthony Towns Rebounds Prop: Over 8.5
- Karl-Anthony Towns averages 21.8 points, 3.0 assists and 8.3 rebounds per game.
- He has collected 8.3 boards per game, which is less than his prop bet in Friday’s game (8.5).
- He has collected more boards than the over/under set for him by sportsbooks 29 times this season in 62 games with that prop available.
- The Mavericks collect 42.9 rebounds per game and give up 45.1 boards, ranking 21st and 25th, respectively, in the league.
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Luka Doncic Points Prop: Under 28.5
- On a per-game basis, Luka Doncic gives the Mavericks 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists. He also averages 1.4 steals (seventh in NBA) and 0.5 blocked shots.
- The 33.9 points Doncic scores per game are 5.4 more than his prop total on Friday.
- Doncic has gone over on his points prop on 39 occasions this season (in 75 games with such a prop).
- The Timberwolves are posting 113 points per game this season (18th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on defense, surrendering just 106.5 points per game (best).
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All stats in this article refer to the 2023-24 regular season.
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