The Los Angeles Lakers look for their first win of the season when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Los Angeles is 0-4 and last in the Pacific division. The Lakers were defeated by the Denver Nuggets 110-99 on Wednesday. Anthony Davis was the leading scorer for Los Angeles with 22 points. The Lakers shot just 44.4% overall and were outrebounded by the Nuggets 54-47.
LeBron James is leading Los Angeles in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 25.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game. Anthony Davis is the second leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 24.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Los Angeles has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Lakers are shooting 41.6% overall and 22.3% from 3-point territory
Minnesota looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Los Angeles on Friday. The Timberwolves are 3-2 following a 134-122 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Anthony Edwards was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 34 points and Jaylen Nowell came off the bench to score 23 points. Minnesota has alternated between wins and losses in each of his first five games.
Anthony Edwards is the leading scorer for Minnesota with an average of 22.8 points per game, while the leading rebounder is Rudy Gobert with an average of 14.0 rebounds per game and the leader in assists is D'Angelo Russell with an average of 6.2 assists per game. Minnesota has six players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 49.2% overall and 34.7% from 3-point territory.
Recent Betting Trends
- Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5
- The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Lakers last 6
- Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6
- The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the T-Wolves last' 7
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