The sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns go on the road to play against the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference series in the 2024 NBA playoffs on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Timberwolves as 2-point favorites, while the over/under is 214.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Minnesota shooting guard Anthony Edwards has been on a roll of late, scoring 20 or more points in seven of the past 10 games, including a 51-point effort in a 130-121 win over the Washington Wizards. He scored 25 points in a 116-107 loss at Denver on April 10. He has played well against Phoenix in his career, and is averaging 20.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.9 steals in 13 games against the Suns. He had 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in the 97-87 loss at Phoenix on April 5.

The model also knows Suns power forward Kevin Durant has been on a tear of late, scoring 20 or more points in 11 of the past 12 games, including a 32-point, seven-assist and six-rebound performance in a 122-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 3. He had 30 points and 13 rebounds with five blocks in a 104-97 win at Denver on March 27. In three games against the Timberwolves this season, he is averaging 22.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 36 minutes. He passed Shaquille O'Neal for eighth on the NBA's all-time scoring list on March 20, and now sits just 2,696 points shy of passing Wilt Chamberlin for seventh.

The model has simulated Suns vs. Timberwolves 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations!

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