Dallas at Minnesota

Dallas is rested and in bounce back mode. Four starters sat in a 100-91 win at New Orleans on Wednesday, and they come off a 96-95 loss at Milwaukee on Friday. This is the end of a three-game trip and the Mavericks are 12-5 ATS against the Western Conference, plus 8-3 ATS on the road vs. a team with a home winning percentage of less than .400. Dallas has twice as many road wins as stumbling Minnesota has at home. Minnesota was 8-8 after a win over Sacramento on Nov. 27th, but has since dropped 17 of its last 21 games. The Timberwolves have dropped five straight and were crushed 125-99 at home by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. The setback dropped Minnesota to 5-15 at home, and they have lost the first two of a four-game homestand. The Timberwolves are on a 5-15-1 ATS run, as well as a 16-40-1 ATS run at home. Dallas took all three meetings last season by an average of 14.3 points, and the Mavericks are 12-4 ATS at Minnesota. Play Dallas.