NBA Playoff Best Bets: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves Game 1

The NBA‘s Western Conference Finals gets underway tonight as the Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26) host the Dallas Mavericks (50-32) in Game 1. Minnesota is fresh off a dramatic 20-point comeback victory in Game 7 against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, while Dallas knocked off the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in six games.

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8:30 p.m. ET Dallas Mavericks (0-0) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0)

• Spread: Timberwolves (-4.5)
• Moneyline: Mavericks (+158), Timberwolves (-188)
• Total: 206.5
• Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• How to Watch: TNT, TNT App (live stream)

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Best Bets: Mavericks +4.5 (-112), Mavericks Moneyline (+158)

• Dallas has covered the +4.5 line in five straight games.
• Minnesota has failed to cover the -4.5 line in three of its past five games.
• Minnesota has failed to cover the -4.5 line in two of its past three home games.
• Dallas is 11-11-0 ATS as a road underdog.
• Minnesota is 17-23-2 ATS as a home favorite.
• Dallas won the lone regular season matchup in which Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were active (115-108).

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