Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction and Odds | March 25
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks preview for Friday, March 25. At the time of posting, Minnesota has opened as a 3-point home favorite over the visiting Mavericks, with the total sitting at 228 points.
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| Friday, March 25 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Minnesota Timberwolves -3 vs Dallas Mavericks |
| Total: | 228 Points |
| Game Time: | 8:10pm ET / 5:10pm PT |
| Arena: | Target Center in Minneapolis |
| TV: | Bally Sports North |
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks Analysis
The Timberwolves will try and get back to their winning ways as they’ve lost two straight tough games to Phoenix, and this Dallas team. Dallas has won two-straight games as they look to pass the Jazz for the No. 4 seed. This is an interesting game with playoff implications. Let’s find the best bet:
Dallas Seeking Home Court Advantage
Dallas is tied with the Jazz for the 4-5 seed, but if Dallas passes them they would have home court advantage in that series so each win is important right now. These teams played on Monday and Dallas prevailed by two points with a balanced attack across the board with Dwight Powell having a big game.
Dallas is 2-1 against Minnesota this season, and nothing stands out ATS or O/U for this team this season. Their defense has been solid, particularly the second part of the season, but they’ve given up some big totals to opposing teams recently.
Minnesota’s Tough Schedule
This is not the schedule you want right now as you’re fighting for playoff seeding: Dallas, Phoenix, Dallas, Boston, Toronto and Denver. The Timberwolves have already dropped the first two of this stretch.
Minnesota has been all over the board with their ATS record and O/U record recently, but both of their last two losses were very close with them not covering the spread in either game. Karl Anthony Towns is listed as questionable for this game, but he’s not missed any time so far with this forearm injury so I expect him to play tonight.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction
I can’t figure out why this total is 228 points. Dallas has gone over this total only one time in their last ten games, and the last time they met on Monday they scored 218. This is a big jump, and I know Minnesota can be in shootouts, but Dallas has a way of slowing the pace and making it difficult for teams to score.
OFFICIAL PLAY: Under 228 Points
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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