The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Western Conference Finals. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET from the American Airlines Center in Dallas. 

Dallas is a 1.5-point favorite and the over/under for total points scored is 207.5 in the latest Timberwolves vs. Mavericks odds from the SportsLine consensus (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 the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows Dallas point guard Luka Doncic, who is listed as questionable and a game-time decision with a right knee sprain, has been dominant this postseason. In 14 playoff games, Doncic has registered six double-doubles and five triple-doubles. In the Game 2 win over the Wolves on Friday, he poured in 32 points, while adding 13 assists and 10 rebounds. This postseason, he is averaging 28 points, 9.4 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 41.9 minutes.

It is also aware shooting guard Anthony Edwards continues to set the pace for Minnesota. In 13 games, all starts, Edwards is averaging 27.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 40.2 minutes. He is coming off a 21-point, seven-assist and five-rebound performance in the Game 2 loss. In Game 1 of the series, Edwards nearly registered a triple-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 rebounds with eight assists.

The model has simulated Timberwolves vs. Mavericks 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits over 60% of the time!

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