The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Western Conference Finals. The game is scheduled to kick off at 8 PM ET at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
SportsLine's latest consensus Timberwolves vs. Mavericks odds have Dallas favored by 2.5 points, with the over/under for total points at 207.5. (You can find the latest odds on all of this week's games on our NBA odds page.) Before making any Mavericks vs. Timberwolves picks, you should see what SportsLine's prediction model is saying.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and over the last five seasons, it has returned more than $10,000 in profits on 100 players on its top-rated NBA picks. The model went an astounding 94-61 on all of its top NBA picks this season, reaching the conference finals of the 2024 NBA Playoffs and making over $2,800 in profits. Anyone who followed it could have made a huge profit.
The model knows that Dallas point guard Luka Doncic, who is questionable with a right knee sprain and will be a decision to start the game, has been dominant this season in the playoffs. In 14 playoff games, Doncic has recorded six double-doubles and five triple-doubles. In Friday's Game 2 win over the Timberwolves, he scored 32 points, had 13 assists and 10 rebounds. He is averaging 28 points, 9.4 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 41.9 minutes per game this season in the playoffs.
We also know that shooting guard Anthony Edwards continues to pace Minnesota. Edwards has started all 13 games and is averaging 27.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 40.2 minutes per game. In Game 2, he had 21 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in a loss. In Game 1, Edwards nearly recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.
The model simulated Timberwolves vs. Mavericks 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning towards the over on the point total, and It is said that one side of the spread hits more than 60% of the time.
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