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Wolves' Game 1 Upset Triggers Major Shift in Series Betting Odds Against Spurs
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Wolves' Game 1 Upset Triggers Major Shift in Series Betting Odds Against Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves On SI·Tony Liebert·27 days ago
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When the Timberwolves-Spurs second-round series was set, Minnesota opened as massive +950 betting underdogs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook . After Anthony Edwards surprisingly played in Game 1 and the Wolves pulled off the upset, the betting odds have nearly been turned upside down. At +950 odds, Minnesota had an implied probability around 9.52% to win the series. When it was revealed that Edwards was going to play on Monday night, the odds were nearly cut in half to +460, which gave them an implied probability of around 17.86% to win the series. San Antonio was originally favored to win Game 1 by 13.5 points, but that line closed at 10.5 with Edwards in the lineup. After Minnesota's upset win, their odds to win the series have come down all the way to +156, which is an implied probability of 39.06%. And they're now 9.5-point underdogs for Game 2 on Wednesday night.…

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