The No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves host the No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday. Dallas topped Minnesota 108-105 in Game 1. Tipoff from Target Center in Minneapolis is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. Mike Conley (calf) is questionable for Minnesota.

The Timberwolves are 5.5-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 207.5 in the latest NBA odds from the SportsLine consensus. Minnesota is the -239 favorite on the money line (risk $239 to win $100) for Game 2 of Mavericks vs. Timberwolves (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

Before you make any Mavericks vs. Timberwolves picks, you NEED to see what legendary handicapper Bruce Marshall has to say.

Marshall, who for years was synonymous with the Gold Sheet, a famed sports betting newsletter, is an in-demand guest on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country. Marshall's vast array of editorial work has been featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Post and many other outlets. He has won various handicapping titles and also is working on several book projects. Marshall has crushed his NBA picks this season for SportsLine members, entering this matchup on a 193-141 run that has returned more than $3,800 for $100 players. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

Marshall knows Minnesota shooting guard Anthony Edwards is coming off a double-double in Game 1 of the series. In 41 minutes of action, he poured in 19 points, while grabbing 11 rebounds and adding eight assists and two steals. He scored 44 points and added five rebounds and five assists in a 115-107 Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets on May 12 in a Western Conference semifinal matchup.

He is also aware point guard Luka Doncic continues to set the pace for Dallas. In 13 postseason games, all starts, he is averaging 27.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, nine assists and 1.5 steals in 41.9 minutes. In Game 1, he poured in 33 points, while adding eight assists, six rebounds and three steals. He finished the Western Conference semifinals against Oklahoma City by posting three consecutive triple-doubles.

Marshall is going Under on the total. He's also found a critical x-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread! 

Who wins Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, and what critical x-factor has Marshall jumping on one side of the spread? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the spread you should be all over, all from the expert on a 193-141 run on NBA picks!