The Minnesota Timberwolves (44-20) battle the Los Angeles Lakers (35-30) on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena. It starts at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN, SportsNet LA, and BSN.
The Lakers are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Timberwolves. The game features a point total of 222.5.
Lakers vs. Timberwolves Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Los Angeles -1.5
- Total: 222.5
- Moneyline: Los Angeles -115, Minnesota -105
Timberwolves at Lakers odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (222.5)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 116 – Lakers 112
- Los Angeles has won 22, or 64.7%, of the 34 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This year, Los Angeles has won 22 of 34 games when listed as at least -115 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Los Angeles has a 53.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- Minnesota has been the underdog on the moneyline 15 total times this season. Minnesota has finished 8-7 in those games.
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -105 or longer, Minnesota has a record of 7-6 (53.8%).
- Minnesota has an implied moneyline win probability of 51.2% in this matchup.
- The Lakers average 117.2 points per game, 10.6 more points than the 106.6 the Timberwolves allow.
- Los Angeles is 26-27 against the spread and 30-23 overall when scoring more than 106.6 points.
- Minnesota is 16-8 against the spread and 20-4 overall when it scores more than 117.7 points.
- Los Angeles has an ATS record of 19-6 and a 21-4 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 113.2 points.
- The Lakers are the NBA’s 10th-ranked scoring team (117.2 PPG), while the Timberwolves rank best in points per game allowed (106.6) in the league.
- The 19th-ranked scoring NBA team (113.2 PPG) is Minnesota, while the Los Angeles squad ranks 21st in the league defensively (117.7 PPG).
- The Lakers have a negative point differential on the season (-30 total points, -0.5 per game), while the Timberwolves have scored 420 more points than their opponents (6.6 per game).
Over/Under
- Los Angeles’ average implied point total this season is 6.8 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (118.8 implied points on average compared to 112 implied points in this game).
- This season, Los Angeles has put up more than 112 points 41 times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Minnesota (114.2) is 3.2 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).
How to watch Lakers vs. Timberwolves
- Game Day: Sunday, March 10, 2024
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, SportsNet LA, and BSN
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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