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| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NBA | (573) Toronto Raptors at (574) Minnesota Timberwolves | 8:10pm EST - Mar 5/2026 |
The PLAY: Toronto Raptors +6 (-114)
The Timberwolves have a tendency to play down to the level of their competition. It is a reason why they have the second-worst point spread mark in the NBA at 26-36 (42 percent). They are 3-9 ATS in their last dozen games.
The Raptors should be highly motivated for this game. Not only are they off an embarrassing blowout loss to the Knicks, but they have revenge for a 128-126 home loss suffered to the Timberwolves on Feb. 4. Toronto blew an 18-point lead in that loss.
Since then, Toronto has gone 5-4 with the defeats coming to the Knicks, Spurs Thunder and Pistons. Those four teams are a combined 108 games above .500.
The Raptors are a scrappy 35-26 and have a top-10 defense. They can hang here, if not pull the outright upset.
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Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.