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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -3.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
The Mavericks were a 132-108 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Trail Blazers. They covered the -12.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (240) made winners of OVER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 117-104 result against the Hawks on December 23. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 221 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 14-14 SU,11-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Dallas:
Team record: 19-10 SU,17-11-1 ATS
Dallas is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games
Dallas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Dallas's last 16 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Houston Friday, December 27
Dallas at Phoenix Friday, December 27