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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers odds, tips and betting trends | October 22, 2024

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Evan Walker

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October 18, 2024 3:34 am ET

The Minnesota Timberwolves go up against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET in the season opener for both teams. The matchup airs on TNT.

The Timberwolves take on the Lakers in a game oddsmakers expect to be a hard-fought matchup. The Timberwolves are favored by only 2 points against the Lakers. The matchup features a point total of 224.5.

Timberwolves vs. Lakers betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:34 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Minnesota -2
Total: 224.5
Moneyline: Minnesota -132, Los Angeles +111

Timberwolves at Lakers odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 2)
Pick OU:
Over (224.5)
Prediction:
Timberwolves 115 – Lakers 111

Moneyline

Minnesota has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -132 or shorter.
The Timberwolves have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.9% in this Game.
Los Angeles has not entered a Game this season with longer moneyline odds than +111.
The Lakers have a 47.4% chance to win this Game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Against the spread

Last year, the 113.0 points per Game the Timberwolves put up were just 4.4 fewer points than the Lakers allowed (117.4).
Minnesota went 20-9 against the spread and 25-4 overall last season when scoring more than 117.4 points.
Los Angeles went 35-33 against the spread and 41-27 overall when it scored more than 106.5 points last season.
Minnesota’s record was 39-26-3 against the spread and 54-14 overall when it gave up fewer than 118.0 points last season.
Last season, the Timberwolves were the NBA’s 18th-ranked offense (113.0 PPG), while the Lakers ranked 23rd in defensive points per Game (117.4) in the league.
Los Angeles’ squad was the sixth-ranked scoring team (118.0 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Minnesota allowed the fewest points per Game (106.5).
The Timberwolves scored a total of 529 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 6.5 per Game), and the Lakers out-scored opponents by 49 points on the season (0.6 more per Game).

Over/Under

Minnesota had an average implied point total of 113.9 last season, which is 0.9 points higher than its implied total in Tuesday’s Game (113).
Last year, Minnesota scored more than 113 points in 43 Games.
The 118.8-point average implied total last season for Los Angeles is 7.8 more points than the team’s 111-point implied total in this matchup.

How to watch Timberwolves vs. Lakers

Game day: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Game time: 10:00 PM ET
TV channel: TNT
Location: Los Angeles, California
Arena: Crypto.com Arena
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