For the third series in a row, the Mavericks are not the betting favorites heading into the series
The Dallas Mavericks will be playing the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, just the second time Minnesota has ever made the conference finals as a franchise. Despite that inexperience, the Timberwolves have Vegas on their side early on., having -170 odds to win the series while the Mavericks are at +138. They also have the two lowest exact game odds, with a 5-game Minnesota win listed at +370 and a 7-game Minnesota win at +400.
Dallas is used to being the underdog this year, having not been a favorite in any series this postseason, yet has won both opening rounds in 6 games. They've also lost every Game 1 in Jason Kidd's tenure as a coach for the Mavericks, and Minnesota is only a -4 favorite with a -178 moneyline for Wednesday's game.
This will be a series featuring two exceptional defenses. Minnesota had the league's best defensive rating throughout the regular season and just held the reigning champions to 97 PPG. Every game they allowed the Nuggets to score 100+ points, they lost, something for the Mavericks to potentially exploit.
Game 1 between the Timberwolves and Mavericks will start at 7:30 p.m. CST from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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