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The Minnesota Timberwolves head to Ball Arena on Monday night with a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets and a chance to close out their Western Conference First Round series. Tipoff is set for 10:30 PM ET on NBC, and the betting market has made the situation pretty clear: Denver is still respected at home, but Minnesota has the series edge. Minnesota just beat Denver 112-96 in Game 4, but it was not exactly a clean win from a roster standpoint. Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo both went down, which changes the entire handicap for Game 5. Ayo Dosunmu answered with 43 points, and that is the type of performance that can swing a playoff series, but expecting that same

The Miami Marlins open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch set for 10:10 PM ET on SN LA. Miami comes in at 13-15 and second in the NL East, but the road profile is the real concern. The Marlins are 3-9 away from home and have dropped two straight after letting Sunday’s game get away late in San Francisco. The Dodgers are 19-9, leading the NL West, and they look a lot more comfortable in this spot. They are 11-4 at home, have won two straight, and just blanked the Cubs 6-0 behind another strong overall performance. Shohei Ohtani also ended his 12-game home run drought

The Chicago Cubs visit the San Diego Padres on Monday night to open a three-game series at PETCO Park, with first pitch set for 9:40 PM ET on MARQ. Chicago enters at 17-11 and second in the NL Central, but the Cubs are trying to stop a two-game skid after running into trouble against the Dodgers over the weekend. San Diego is 18-9 and second in the NL West, and even after blowing a 7-1 lead in a 12-7 loss to Arizona in Mexico City, the Padres have still won 16 of their last 20 after a slow 2-5 start. They are 9-4 at home and have gone 7-3 over their last 10, so this is not exactly a soft

The New York Yankees open a road series against the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, with first pitch set for 8:05 PM ET on YES. New York enters at 18-10 and first in the AL East, although its eight-game winning streak ended Sunday in a 7-4 loss to Houston. Texas comes in at 14-14 and second in the AL West. The Rangers have been more uneven, splitting their last 10 games and dropping a tight 2-1 game to the Athletics over the weekend. The setting should be controlled with Globe Life Field’s retractable roof limiting weather impact, so this handicap is more about pitching, lineup health, and price. The Yankees are favored behind Max