Minnesota T-Wolves at San Antonio Spurs best bet for Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals

The second round of the 2026 NBA PLAYOFFS starts Monday with two games that weirdly overlap. Thank God for YouTube TV's controllable multi-view feature.Nonetheless, I'm here to handicap Game 1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Semifinals.76ERS VS KNICKS SECOND-ROUND SERIES PREDICTED TO GO AT LEAST SIX GAMES IN MUST-WATCH NBA MATCHUPMinnesota was 2-1 straight up and against the spread vs. San Antonio during the regular season, and the total was 2-1 to the Over. The San Antonio Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday for Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals. (Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images)But, due to load management and tanking, you have to take the regular season with a grain of salt when betting on the playoffs. With that in mind, I'm fading the regular-season results in the Timberwolves-Spurs series opener.Best Bet: UNDER 218 in Timberwolves-Spurs Game 1Let me explain why this series could turn into a rock-fight. First of all, San Antonio ranked third in defensive efficiency during the regular season and Minnesota ranked eighth. Again, the regular season isn't the end-all, be-all, but this matches the eye test.Furthermore, the average pace for the three Timberwolves-Spurs games was 96.0 possessions per