Two relative surprises have broken through to the Western Conference Finals with the No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves and No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks set to face off for a right to play in the NBA Finals.
The Timberwolves, paced by rising star Anthony Edwards and the best defense in the NBA in the regular season, are favored with home-court advantage against Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. However, this is expected to be a close series in terms of the odds, and Minnesota coming off a grueling seven-game series against the defending champion Nuggets.
Here are the opening odds for the Western Conference Finals with the schedule.