Minnesota first had to play without Karl-Anthony Towns for nearly five weeks and it weathered that storm. More recently, the Timberwolves had to come back not only from a 3-2 series deficit, but had to come from behind after being down 15 points at halftime to win on the road at Denver in Game 7 on Sunday night. Overcoming all that adversity has made the Timberwolves a stronger team as they head into the Western Conference final against Dallas, which lost by 44 points in the last meeting on Jan. 31, although the Mavericks were playing short-handed. Minnesota is 38-24 UNDER in the first half its past 62 games, and Sunday's full game stayed UNDER by 13.5 points as the Timberwolves played outstanding defense for the second game in a row. The Mavericks stayed UNDER three of their last four games against Oklahoma City. Take the Timberwolves on the moneyline (full game), and take the first half UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on May 21, 2024 at 11:56AM ET.
Dallas at Minnesota
May 22, 2024
1 unit on Minnesota -175 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.57)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1.5 units on 1st ½ Total UNDER 106 -110 (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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