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I’m not anti-analytics, because data matters, but there’s no way to factor in things like your best player missing tipoff because he was a late arrival, or a coach pulling his second-best player when he’s on pace for a 70 burger. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a very good basketball team, by record, the best in the Western Conference. However, if DraftKings forced you to wager your house on who will come out of the West, I bet you wouldn’t stake it on the T-Wolves. – Sean Beckwith Read More