The Los Angeles Lakers (0-4) hope to end a four-game losing streak when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves (3-2) at 5:00 PM ET on Friday, October 28, 2022 at Target Center. The game airs on SportsNet LA and BSN.
The Timberwolves enter their matchup against the Lakers as a 7-point favorite.
Timberwolves vs. Lakers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Minnesota -7
- Moneyline: Minnesota -280, Los Angeles +235
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Lakers at Timberwolves odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 7)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 119 – Lakers 109
- Minnesota has won in 21, or 58.3%, of the 36 contests it has been named as the odds-on favorite in this year.
- This year, Minnesota has won 21 of 36 games when listed as at least -280 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Minnesota has a 73.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- Los Angeles was underdogs in 39 games last season and won 10 (25.6%) of those contests.
- Los Angeles had a record of 1-10, a 9.1% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +235 or more by oddsmakers last season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 29.9% chance of a victory for Los Angeles.
- Last year, the Timberwolves put up only 0.8 more points per game (115.9) than the Lakers gave up (115.1).
- Minnesota went 29-10-1 against the spread and 31-9 overall last season when scoring more than 115.1 points.
- Los Angeles had a 21-19 record against the spread and a 20-20 record overall last season when allowing fewer than 115.9 points.
- The Lakers’ 112.1 points per game last year were only 1.2 fewer points than the 113.3 the Timberwolves allowed to opponents.
- Los Angeles put together a 23-15 ATS record and a 23-15 overall record last season in games it scored more than 113.3 points.
- Minnesota went 27-10-1 against the spread and 29-9 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 112.1 points.
- Last season, the Timberwolves were the NBA’s highest-scoring offense (115.9 PPG), while the Lakers ranked 27th in defensive points per game (115.1) in the league.
- Los Angeles’ squad was the 11th-ranked scoring team (112.1 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Minnesota ranked 24th in terms of allowing points per game (113.3).
- The Timberwolves totaled 216 more points than their opponents last season (2.6 per game on average), while the Lakers were out-scored by 250 total points (3.0 per game average differential).