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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
A winning streak will be on the line for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday when they battle the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -1.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 224.
Minnesota was a 124-107 winner in its last match on the road against the Nuggets. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 231 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles was a 107-104 winner in its last match on the road against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 211 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-13 SU,11-18 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 13-15 SU,13-15 ATS
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Chicago Sunday, December 19
Minnesota home to Dallas Sunday, December 19