May 26, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) reacts after scoring over Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the fourth quarter during game three of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
- The Minnesota Timberwolves face a must-win in Game 4 of the Western Conference against the Dallas Mavericks
- Kyrie Irving is averaging 27.7 PPG in the series but his point total is at just 24.5 O/U
- Below, see a +863 Timberwolves vs Mavericks same-game parlay for Game 4 on Tuesday night
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks tangle in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final tonight and, down 3-0, Minnesota needs a victory to keep its season alive. Right now, bettors can take advantage of a parlay profit boost at Bet365 to boost a three-leg parlay by 10% and, below, I have set out my favorite T-wolves vs Mavericks same-game parlay for Game 4.
Timberwolves vs Mavericks Same-Game Parlay for Game 4
| Pick | Odds |
|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving over 24.5 points | -105 |
| Anthony Edwards under 26.5 points | +105 |
| Under 211 points | -110 |
| PARLAY ODDS | +664 (boosted to +730) |
Today’s Minnesota/Dallas SGP starts with Kyrie Irving staying hot and Anthony Edwards remaining relatively cold. It finishes with a play on the under, despite all three games in the series to date going over their totals.
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Kyrie Lighting Up T-wolves
The first leg of today’s SGP is Irving to go over 24.5 points. Kyrie hit the 30-point mark in both Games 1 and 3, and added 20 in Game 2. His usage is way up compared to the OKC series in the second round. Irving has taken at least 16 shots in every game against Minnesota. That only happened once in six games against the Thunder. Most importantly, Jason Kidd’s efforts to get Kyrie more involved in the offense are working. He’s shooting 52.5% from the floor, including 43.8% from three.
As I’ll touch on below, I don’t expect this to be a high-scoring game overall. But with Doncic still listed on the injury report as questionable due to both knee and ankle issues, Irving’s usage is going to stay high, and he’s a good bet to go over 24.5 for the third time in four games.
Ant-Man Struggling
Anthony Edwards’ performance in the first three games of the series leaves a lot to be desired. While Ant is averaging a team-high 22 points per game (only a few points lower than his 25.9 PPG regular-season average), he’s shooting just 37.5% from the floor and 33.3% from three. His highlight reel dunk in the third quarter of Game 3 felt like a turning point in the series – it was part of an 11-1 run that tied the game at 77 – but Dallas proved more clutch down the stretch of a 116-107 victory, just as it was in Games 1 and 2, which it won by a combined four points.
The Timberwolves contingent is making some serious noise here in Dallas.
Anthony Edwards has completely taken over to tie this game at 77, while the Mavs clank away at the other end.
11-1 run for the Wolves, headlined by an insane dunk:pic.twitter.com/5HgLNGTFGI
— Jack Borman (@jrborman13) May 27, 2024
I don’t expect a huge performance from Edwards in Game 4. The T-wolves have enough complementary pieces to use that they don’t need to force-feed Edwards if he isn’t hot. In a must-win Game 7 against the Nuggets last round, Edwards finished with just 16 points yet the T-wolves found a way to win and advance.
Expect an Under to Finally Hit
The first three games of the series all featured game totals of 207 or 207.5 and all three went over, averaging 217.7 points per game. But in this elimination game, I expect a much better effort from Minnesota’s defense. The last time Minnesota faced elimination, it held Nikola Jokic and company to just 90 points in a 98-90 Game 7 victory. In Game 6 of that series, also facing elimination, they held the Nuggets to just 70.Â
The main reason why I’ve largely been backing the T-wolves all postseason is their early-2000’s-Pistons-esque defense. It has one more chance to show up, and I fully believe that it will.
Sascha was a hockey player in his youth, a lawyer in his capricious mid-20s, and has been with SBD since 2014. He specializes in football, basketball, politics, baseball, and hockey.