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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers odds, tips and betting trends | October 28

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The Los Angeles Lakers (0-4) will be looking to end a four-game losing skid when hitting the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves (3-2) on Friday, October 28, 2022 at Target Center. It airs at 5:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA and BSN.

The Timberwolves are an 8.5-point favorite against the Lakers when the Timberwolves and the Lakers meet. The over/under for the game is 227.5.

Timberwolves vs. Lakers Betting Odds

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  • Spread: Minnesota -8.5
  • Total: 227.5
  • Moneyline: Minnesota -348, Los Angeles +275

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Lakers at Timberwolves odds, spread, & more

Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 8.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (227.5)
  • Prediction:
    Timberwolves 119 - Lakers 109

Moneyline

  • Minnesota has been chosen as the favorite in 36 games this year and has walked away with the win 21 times (58.3%) in those games.
  • This season, Minnesota has come away with a win 21 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -348 or better on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies Minnesota has a 77.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Last season, Los Angeles won 10 out of the 39 games, or 25.6%, in which it was the underdog.
  • Last season, Los Angeles won one of its nine games, or 11.1%, when it was the underdog by at least +275 on the moneyline.
  • Los Angeles has a 26.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Against the spread

  • Last year, the Timberwolves put up only 0.8 more points per game (115.9) than the Lakers gave up (115.1).
  • When Minnesota scored more than 115.1 points last season, it went 29-10-1 against the spread and 31-9 overall.
  • Los Angeles went 21-19 against the spread and 20-20 overall last season when giving up fewer than 115.9 points.
  • The Lakers put up an average of 112.1 points per game last year, only 1.2 fewer points than the 113.3 the Timberwolves allowed to opponents.
  • Los Angeles went 23-15 against the spread and 23-15 overall when it scored more than 113.3 points last season.
  • 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 at the top of the NBA's scoring charts (115.9 PPG), while the Lakers allowed the 27th-fewest points per game (115.1) in the league.
  • The 11th-ranked scoring NBA team was Los Angeles a season ago (112.1 PPG), while the Minnesota squad was the 24th-ranked defense (113.3 PPG) in the league.
  • The Timberwolves scored a total of 216 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 2.6 per game), while the Lakers were out-scored by opponents on average last year (by 250 total points, -3.0 per game).

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Over/Under

  • The average implied total for Minnesota last season was 116.1 points, 1.9 fewer points than its implied total of 118 points in Friday's game.
  • Last season, Minnesota scored more than 118 points in 36 games.
  • The 114.8-point average implied total last season for Los Angeles is 4.8 more points than the team's 110-point implied total in this matchup.
  • Los Angeles did not score more than 110 points in a game, its implied point total for this matchup.

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How to watch Timberwolves vs. Lakers

  • Game Day: Friday, October 28, 2022
  • Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: SportsNet LA and BSN
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Arena: Target Center
  • TV Channel: NBA League Pass
  • Livestream:Watch on fuboTV!

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