The Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Dallas Mavericks at the Target Center on Thursday night.
Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview
The Dallas Mavericks have been in great shape as they’ve won six of their last eight games overall and they will be aiming for a fourth straight victory after sneaking past the Pacers in a 125-122 home win on Monday. Cooper Flagg led the team with 43 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on 16 of 25 shooting, Kyrie Irving drained seven 3-pointers to finish with 35 points while PJ Washington chipped in with 13 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. As a team, the Mavericks shot 52 percent from the field and 14 of 34 from the 3-point line as they got off to a sloppy start and trailed by 10 points going into halftime, but they are so hard to stop once they’re in their groove and they showed that with 69 points in the second half to take down the Pacers and improve to 5-2 at home this season.
Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been in great shape as they’ve won five of their last six games overall and they will be gunning for a fifth straight victory after routing the Jazz in a 115-100 home win on Sunday. Ayo Dosunmu led the team with 26 points, LaMelo Ball added 24 points with five assists on 10 of 20 shooting while Jaden McDaniels chipped in with 16 points and six rebounds. As a team, the Timberwolves shot 49 percent from the field and 12 of 32 from the 3-point line, but this win was more about their defense as they kept the Jazz in check from the start and outpaced them in every quarter despite committing 22 turnovers for the game. Terrance Shannon Jr had a rough game as he shot just one of seven for his five points while Jonathan Kuminga scored just four points.
Dallas v Minnesota Free Prediction
The Mavericks are still missing Dereck Lively II, Sergio de Larrea and Tarik Biberovic, while the Timberwolves have ruled out Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards once again.
The Mavericks head into this contest with plenty of winning momentum, they are getting healthy again and they look so much more dangerous when Irving is in attack mode like he was on Monday where he poured in 35 points. The Timberwolves have done well to keep winning despite losing Edwards five games ago and they were always going to be favorites at home where they are 4-1 so far this season, but the Mavericks are a team on the rise and I think we’re in for a nail biter in this matchup. I’m not saying the Mavericks pull it off, but I have this game going down to the wire, so I will grab the points anywhere I can.