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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -8-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 222.5.

Los Angeles won its last outing, a 139-106 result against the Trail Blazers on December 31. The Lakers covered in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 245 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Minnesota was a 120-108 loser in its last match on the road against the Jazz. They covered the +12.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 228 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Minnesota:
Team record: 16-19 SU,18-17 ATS
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers

Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-19 SU,15-22 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
LA Lakers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Next up:
Minnesota at Los Angeles Monday, January 3
Los Angeles home to Sacramento Tuesday, January 4