Timberwolves vs. Mavericks Western Conference Finals Game 1 Preview for May 22

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks are battling in the Western Conference Finals, with Game 1 coming up.

The Timberwolves are a 4.5-point favorite against the Mavericks when the Timberwolves and the Mavericks square off. The over/under for the game is 206.5.

The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 98-90 and hit the over on the point total in their last contest on Sunday. Karl-Anthony Towns racked up a team-high 23 points in the victory. The Mavericks beat the Thunder 117-116 and fell short of the point total in their last contest on Saturday. Luka Doncic racked up a team-high 29 points to lead the team to the victory.

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Timberwolves vs. Mavericks Betting Odds

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Timberwolves vs. Mavericks Betting Trends

• The Timberwolves have played 82 games, with 40 wins against the spread.
• Minnesota is 20-20-1 ATS when favored by 4.5 points or more this season.
• Timberwolves games this year have hit the over on 41 of 82 set point totals.
• The Timberwolves average 113.0 points per game (just 2.6 fewer points than the 115.6 the Mavericks give up).
• When scoring more than 115.6 points, Minnesota is 23-9-1 against the spread and 29-4 overall.
• The Mavericks are 48-34-0 against the spread this season.
• Dallas has an against the spread record of 4-7 in its 11 games when underdogs by 4.5 points or more this year.
• Mavericks games this year have hit the over 36 times in 82 opportunities (43.9%).
• The Mavericks put up an average of 117.9 points per game, which is 11.4 more points than the 106.5 the Timberwolves give up to opponents.
• In games that it scores more than 106.5 points, Dallas is 47-23 against the spread and 49-21 overall.

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Timberwolves vs. Mavericks Last 10 Games

• The Timberwolves have gone 7-3 in their past 10 games, with a 7-3 record against the spread in that span.
• The Timberwolves have hit the over in five of their last 10 outings.
• Minnesota and its opponents have combined to score an average of 207.4 points in its last 10 games, 0.9 more than the 206.5 over/under in this matchup.
• During their last 10 games, the Timberwolves are scoring 5.8 fewer points per game than their season-long scoring average.
• The Mavericks have gone 7-3 over their past 10 contests, with a 6-4 record against the spread in that span.
• Five of the Mavericks' last 10 contests have hit the over.
• Dallas and its opponents have combined to score an average of 213.3 combined points in its last 10 games, 6.8 more than the 206.5 over/under in this matchup.
• During their last 10 games, the Mavericks' points per game average is 108.5, 9.4 points lower per game than their season-long scoring average.

Timberwolves vs. Mavericks Over/Under Trends

• The Timberwolves and their opponent have combined to go over Wednesday's over/under of 206.5 points 67 times this season.
• This season, 75 of the Mavericks games have finished with a combined score higher than 206.5 points.
• Minnesota averages 113.0 points per game compared to Dallas' 117.9, totaling 24.4 points over this contest's total of 206.5.
• This matchup's point total is 15.6 lower than the 222.1 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• This season, the average total for Timberwolves games is 219.5 points, 13.0 more than the over/under of 206.5 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 27.0 points fewer than the average over/under in Mavericks games this season (233.5 points).

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Timberwolves Team Leaders

• Anthony Edwards: 25.9 PTS, 5.1 AST, 1.3 STL, 46.1 FG%, 35.7 3PT% (190-for-532)
• Rudy Gobert: 14.0 PTS, 12.9 REB, 2.1 BLK, 66.1 FG%
• Karl-Anthony Towns: 21.8 PTS, 8.3 REB, 50.4 FG%, 41.6 3PT% (136-for-327)
• Naz Reid: 13.5 PTS, 47.7 FG%, 41.4 3PT% (169-for-408)

Mavericks Team Leaders

• Luka Doncic: 33.9 PTS, 9.2 REB, 9.8 AST, 1.4 STL, 48.7 FG%, 38.2 3PT% (284-for-744)
• Kyrie Irving: 25.6 PTS, 5.2 AST, 1.3 STL, 49.7 FG%, 41.1 3PT% (173-for-421)
• Daniel Gafford: 11.0 PTS, 7.6 REB, 2.1 BLK, 72.5 FG%
• P.J. Washington: 12.9 PTS, 43.6 FG%, 32.0 3PT% (132-for-413)