Dallas at Minnesota

Since upsetting defending champion New York, 92-82, Dallas hasn't been winning many games but has been hanging in there. They have had losses by 3, 10, 9, 11, 12, 9, and 6 points, along with two one-point losses, and an 81-80 win at Indiana as a +8.5 underdog. Dallas is working on two days of rest, while Minnesota is on one day of rest. Minnesota has split its last six games, losing its last home game to Seattle, 93-79, as a 9-point favorite. Minnesota comes off a win over Connecticut, clinching the regular-season title. They've won three games against Dallas by an average of 11.3 points, and in none of those wins would they have covered this point spread. Play Dallas.