NBA Betting Odds: Mavericks Favorites in Picks vs Timberwolves

The Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday night at 8:00pm EST when they battle at the Target Center in a game that can be seen on FOX SW and Fox Sports North. NBA betting odds have the Mavericks listed as 6.5-point favorites against the Timberwolves while the game's total is sitting at 207. The Mavericks were outplayed in the fourth quarter, but managed to hang on and defeat the Chicago Bulls 122-116 on Saturday. The Mavericks won that game as 1-point underdogs in NBA picks while the combined score sailed OVER the posted basketball odds total of 199.5 at online sportsbooks.

Dirk Nowtizki poured in 27 points to lead the Mavericks while the rookie Rodrigue Beaubois and Caron Butler had 24 apiece in Dallas's eleventh straight win. "He's a talent," said Jason Kidd about Beaubois after the game. "He's going to be a special player in this league. He's a great student." The Bulls Derrick Rose managed to net 34 points but it wasn't enough as Chicago was handed their fifth straight loss. Heading into tonight's match-up, the Mavericks are 43-21 straight up on the season, 27-36-1 against the spread as favorites in NBA betting odds and 6-4 after playing Chicago.

The Timberwolves were defeated 112-98 by the Houston Rockets last time out as 4.5-point underdogs in NBA picks. That game's 210 points made it OVER the posted NBA odds total of 208 at online sportsbooks. Kevin Love led the Timberwolves with 20 points, and Ryan Gomes netted 17 points with five rebounds in Minnesota's fifth straight loss. "Fairly typical game for us," said Wolves head coach Kurt Rambis after the game. "Pockets of playing really well and pockets of playing very poorly."

Heading into tonight's game, Minnesota is 14-49 straight up, 31-31-1 against the spread as underdogs in NBA picks and 1-9 after playing the Rockets. The Timberwolves are 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games when playing Dallas and 9-3 against the spread in their last 12 games at home. The Mavericks are 5-0 against the spread in NBA odds for their last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota and 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota's last 21 games when playing Dallas and UNDER in 5 of the Mavericks last 5 games when playing on the road against the Timberwolves. Vegas sports odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Dallas Mavericks -6.5 favorites on the road over the Minnesota Timberwolves with a total of 207.