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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -6.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 237.5.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 149-139 result against the Spurs on March 14. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 288 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Lakers were a 114-103 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (217) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 29-39 SU,28-40 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 40-30 SU,39-30-1 ATS
Minnesota is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Minnesota's last 23 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Toronto Friday, March 18
Minnesota home to Milwaukee Saturday, March 19