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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The fans at Target Center will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 116-112 winner on the road against the Raptors. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (228) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 122-105 loser on the road against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (227) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 21-7 SU,13-15 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 7-20 SU,14-12-1 ATS
Minnesota is 7-1-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Brooklyn Thursday, February 18
Minnesota home to Indiana Wednesday, February 17