Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction 10-7-23 NBA Picks

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks meet Saturday in NBA preseason action at the Etihad Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Preview

The Minnesota Timberwolves look for another preseason win after upsetting the Mavs on Thursday. The Minnesota Timberwolves are averaging 111 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 99 points on 37 percent shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 20 points and 4 rebounds, while Naz Reid is averaging 16 points and 1 assist. Shake Milton is the third double-digit scorer and Luka Garza is grabbing 6 rebounds. The Minnesota Timberwolves are shooting 31.4 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Timberwolves are allowing 30.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 56 rebounds per game.

Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview

The Mavericks look to redeem themselves after losing their preseason opener. The Dallas Mavericks are averaging 99 points on 37 percent shooting and allowing 111 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Luka Doncic is averaging 25 points and 1 assist, while Jaden Harvey is averaging 13 points and 1 rebound. Jordan Walker is dishing 3 assists and Dexter Dennis is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Dallas Mavericks are shooting 30.4 percent from beyond the arc and 56.7 percent from the free throw line. The Dallas Mavericks are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Timberwolves are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Mavericks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Timberwolves last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Mavericks last 5 overall. The Timberwolves are 4-9 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Dallas.

Randy’s Pick

We were on the Timberwolves on Thursday and that cashed pretty easily, but it was all thanks to a blowout first quarter. The Mavs settled into the game after the first 12 minutes, and you'd think that will have some carry over in this spot. The Mavs can be better defensively, and there's no way they shoot that poorly from the line again. Also, the Timberwolves should continue to be without Anthony Edwards. I'm going with the underdog again in this series, this time grabbing the free bucket with the Mavericks.