The Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers help get the regular season underway during 2024 NBA Opening Night on Tuesday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Lakers have dominated the Timberwolves in games played in Los Angeles, going 50-15 all-time against Minnesota. The Timberwolves (56-26 in 2023-24), who were the third seed in the Western Conference last season, have won three of their last five games at Crypto.com Arena and eight of the last 11 in the series. The Lakers (47-35), who were the seventh seed in 2023-24, were 27-25 against the West last year.
The game will tip at 10 p.m. ET. Los Angeles averaged 118 points per game last season, while Minnesota averaged 113. Minnesota is the 1.5-point favorite in the latest Timberwolves vs. Lakers odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 222.5. Before making any Lakers vs. Timberwolves picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Timberwolves vs. Lakers and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for the Lakers vs. Timberwolves game:
- Timberwolves vs. Lakers spread: Minnesota -1.5
- Timberwolves vs. Lakers over/under: 222.5 points
- Timberwolves vs. Lakers money line: Minnesota -113, Los Angeles Lakers -106
- MIN: The Timberwolves have won 32 of their last 47 away games (+17.75 units on ML)
- LAL: The Lakers have won 25 of their last 39 games (+20.65 units on ML)
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Why the Timberwolves can cover
Center Rudy Gobert is among the many scoring options for Minnesota. In 76 games last season, all starts, he averaged 14 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 assists in 34.1 minutes. He finished the season with 54 double-doubles. Gobert also connected on 66.1% of his field goals and 63.8% of his free throws.
Point guard Mike Conley, a former first-round draft pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007, brings his experience into the mix. He was among Minnesota’s top scorers last season, averaging 11.4 points, 5.9 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 28.9 minutes of action. He made 76 regular-season appearances, all starts, and connected on 45.7% of his field goals, including 44.2% from 3-point range. He is also nearly automatic at the free throw line, connecting on 91.1% of his foul shots in 2023-24. See which team to pick here.
Why the Lakers can cover
Veteran small forward LeBron James, entering his 22nd season, is among the Lakers’ many offensive weapons. He led Los Angeles in scoring at 25.7 points per game, along with averaging 8.3 assists, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 35.3 minutes of action. In 71 regular-season games, James connected on 54% of his field goals, including 41% from 3-point range, and 75% of his free throws. James enters the season just 33 steals away from passing Scottie Pippen (2,307) for seventh-place all-time.
Also leading the Los Angeles attack is power forward Anthony Davis. In 76 games last season, Davis averaged 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.2 steals in 35.5 minutes of play. Davis is 24 blocks away from passing Pau Gasol (607) for ninth place on the Lakers all-time blocks list, and 26 steals away from 1,000 career steals. Last season, Davis registered 64 double-doubles and two triple-doubles. See which team to pick here.
How to make Timberwolves vs. Lakers picks
The model has simulated Timberwolves vs. Lakers 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over on the point total and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Lakers vs. Timberwolves, and which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Lakers vs. Timberwolves spread you need to jump on, all from the model that was on a 94-61 roll on top-rated NBA picks last season, and find out.
