Minnesota Timberwolves vs LA Lakers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

Lakers Primed for Convincing Win

No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, 24-17 Away) face No. 3 LA Lakers (50-32, 31-10 at Home) in this NBA Playoffs first round game at Crypto.com Arena.

It’s great to see the Lakers with a -4 line on the spread at 1.89 as we’re expecting a bigger margin of victory against the Wolves.

Lakers 111-102 Victory in Previous H2H Meeting

Minnesota Timberwolves claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 116-105 triumph against Utah Jazz at Target Center made it three straight wins. Anthony Edwards scored 43 points, with Rudy Gobert getting 19 and Donte DiVincenzo 16.

LA Lakers have landed two home wins on the spin. It was a road defeat to Portland Trail Blazers in their last game, losing 109-81 at Moda Center. On the points front, Dalton Knecht recorded 27, Shake Milton 16 and Jordan Goodwin 12.

It was the Lakers who came out on top when they last played the Wolves. At Crypto.com Arena, a 111-102 win was recorded. There has been five wins apiece in the past 10 H2H meetings.

NBA Reg. Season	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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8 wins and 2 losses in the past 10 games. The Wolves are averaging 118.6 points, 47.6 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 6.0 steals and 5.5 blocks while shooting 49.7% from the field and 74.9% from the free-throw line. The opposition average 110.1 points and 39.4 rebounds per matchup.

Anthony Edwards is averaging 28.2 points and 4.2 (36.2%) 3-pointers made. Rudy Gobert averages 14.9 rebounds and Julius Randle 4.9 assists.

The Lakers have won 6 and lost 4 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 117.4 points, 41.3 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field and 80.4% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 112.5 points and 43.3 rebounds.

Luka Doncic is averaging 26.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists, while Austin Reaves has an average of 3.5 (49.3%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Minnesota Timberwolves lineup: Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle.

LA Lakers lineup: Jaxson Hayes, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Luka Doncic.

Expert NBA Analysis

In order to come up with the best basketball predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available NBA stats.

Key Timberwolves vs Lakers stats:

• The -4 line has been covered by Lakers in 16 of their last 20 games at home.
• The -4 line has been covered by Lakers in 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -4 line has been covered by Lakers in 2 consecutive games at home.

Timberwolves vs Lakers Prediction

Place a wager on LA Lakers with a -4 spread in this NBA contest. We’re confident the moneyline favorites can cover this appealing line at odds of 1.89.

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Lakers -4 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 52.9% chance of winning. Our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

Our Pick

Lakers -4 @ 1.89 Bet Now

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Player Props

Luka Doncic Over 28.5 Points 1.91

Luka Doncic (Lakers) has totaled an average of 34.25 points in the past 4 games. We think that he can therefore cover the line and we’ll wager on his Player Points at betting odds of 1.91.

Latest Luka Doncic Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 28.5

1.82

Under 28.5

1.93

Assists

Over 7.5

2.10

Under 7.5

1.68

Rebounds

Over 8.5

1.91

Under 8.5

1.83

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LeBron James Under 7.5 Rebounds 2.02

LeBron James (Lakers) has recorded Under 7.5 rebounds in 7 of the past 9 games. It stands to reason that he will fall short of the line and you can secure odds of 2.02 for this Player Rebounds bet.

Latest LeBron James Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 24.5

1.93

Under 24.5

1.81

Assists

Over 6.5

1.74

Under 6.5

2.02

Rebounds

Over 7.5

1.75

Under 7.5

2.02

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Correct Score Prediction

Timberwolves 106 - 114 Lakers

There's a speculative wager that can be enjoyed on the Lakers when it comes to the correct score lines. Taking them to triumph 114-106 should provide some entertainment.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs LA Lakers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Lakers Moneyline Odds Suggest Victory

LA Lakers have the shortest price to win this NBA game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 66% probability due to their 1.51 Moneyline betting odds. Minnesota Timberwolves are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at 2.66.

4.5 is the spread and 216 is the total points line. There are many ways to wager on basketball including the Totals. If you fancy Over 216, this outcome can be backed at 1.91.

If you’re wagering on basketball, we recommend heading to the betting sites and scanning through the huge selection of game lines and team props. There’s a chance to bet pre-game and in-game.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Timberwolves

2.66

Lakers

1.51

Point Spread

Timberwolves +4.5

1.93

Lakers -4.5

1.89

Total Points

Under 216

1.91

Over 216

1.91

Luka Doncic Favorite to Score the Most Baskets

In terms of scoring most points, favorite Luka Doncic is available at 1.82 to rack up Over 28.5 points. If you want to go Under, then 1.93 is available.

Player Points

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Over 28.5

1.82

Under 28.5

1.93

Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)

Over 26.5

1.83

Under 26.5

1.92

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 24.5

1.93

Under 24.5

1.81

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 19.5

1.88

Under 19.5

1.85

Julius Randle (Timberwolves)

Over 17.5

1.82

Under 17.5

1.92

Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)

Over 12.5

1.89

Under 12.5

1.83

Rui Hachimura (Lakers)

Over 12.5

1.93

Under 12.5

1.81

Naz Reid (Timberwolves)

Over 11.5

1.92

Under 11.5

1.83

Jaden McDaniels (Timberwolves)

Over 10.5

1.78

Under 10.5

1.96

Donte DiVincenzo (Timberwolves)

Over 10.5

1.93

Under 10.5

1.82

Dorian Finney-Smith (Lakers)

Over 8.5

2.00

Under 8.5

1.76

Mike Conley (Timberwolves)

Over 6.5

1.92

Under 6.5

1.82

Gabe Vincent (Lakers)

Over 5.5

2.02

Under 5.5

1.74

Jaxson Hayes (Lakers)

Over 4.5

1.85

Under 4.5

1.88

Player Assists

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Over 7.5

2.10

Under 7.5

1.68

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 6.5

1.74

Under 6.5

2.02

Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)

Over 4.5

1.63

Under 4.5

2.20

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 4.5

2.04

Under 4.5

1.73

Julius Randle (Timberwolves)

Over 4.5

1.83

Under 4.5

1.91

Mike Conley (Timberwolves)

Over 3.5

1.62

Under 3.5

2.20

Donte DiVincenzo (Timberwolves)

Over 2.5

1.67

Under 2.5

2.14

Player Rebounds

Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)

Over 12.5

2.00

Under 12.5

1.75

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Over 8.5

1.91

Under 8.5

1.83

LeBron James (Lakers)

Over 7.5

1.75

Under 7.5

2.02

Julius Randle (Timberwolves)

Over 7.5

2.04

Under 7.5

1.73

Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)

Over 5.5

1.85

Under 5.5

1.88

Rui Hachimura (Lakers)

Over 5.5

2.10

Under 5.5

1.70

Naz Reid (Timberwolves)

Over 5.5

2.02

Under 5.5

1.75

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

Over 4.5

1.77

Under 4.5

1.97

Jaden McDaniels (Timberwolves)

Over 4.5

2.10

Under 4.5

1.70

Donte DiVincenzo (Timberwolves)

Over 3.5

2.18

Under 3.5

1.64

Dorian Finney-Smith (Lakers)

Over 3.5

1.64

Under 3.5

2.18

Jaxson Hayes (Lakers)

Over 3.5

1.97

Under 3.5

1.77

Mike Conley (Timberwolves)

Over 2.5

1.89

Under 2.5

1.87

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Starting Lineups

LA Lakers Confirmed Lineup

11 Jaxson Hayes

15 Austin Reaves

23 LeBron James

28 Rui Hachimura

77 Luka Doncic

Minnesota Timberwolves Confirmed Lineup

3 Jaden McDaniels

5 Anthony Edwards

10 Mike Conley

27 Rudy Gobert

30 Julius Randle

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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