The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in the 2024-25 opener for both teams, beginning at 10:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The Lakers are 1-point underdogs in the game. The matchup’s point total is set at 221.
Our computer predictions for Tuesday’s game can help you place an informed wager by picking the best bets available.
How to Bet on Timberwolves vs. Lakers
Pick the Timberwolves (-1) to Cover
Against the spread, the Timberwolves were 40-40-2 last season.
Against the spread, the Lakers were 38-44-0 last season.
As 1-point favorites or more, the Timberwolves went 28-31-2 against the spread last season.
The Lakers went 18-18 as underdogs of 1 point or more last year.
Take the Points Over (221)
The Timberwolves played 38 games with more than 221 points scored, their current matchup’s total, last year.
Last season, 62 of the Lakers’ 82 matchups went over 221 total points scored.
The two teams averaged a combined 10 more points per game (231) a season ago than this matchup’s total of 221 points.
Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 223.9 points per game last season, 2.9 more than the point total for this matchup.
The Timberwolves’ average point total in matchups last year was 221.0, 0.0 points less than the total in this game.
The average over/under for Lakers games in 2023 was 11.5 more points than the point total of 221 for this outing.
Back the Timberwolves on the Moneyline (-118)
The Timberwolves went 46-15 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 75.4% of those games).
The Lakers were underdogs 35 times last season and won 15, or 42.9%, of those games.
The Timberwolves had a 46-15 record last year (winning 75.4% of their games) when they played as a moneyline favorite of -118 or shorter.
The Lakers had a record of 14-18 in games where oddsmakers had them as underdogs of at least -102 on the moneyline.
The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Timberwolves a 54.1% chance to win.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 50.5% chance of a victory for the Lakers.
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