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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Los Angeles Lakers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -7-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 226.
Minnesota was a 134-122 winner in its last match at home against the Spurs. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 256 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 110-99 loser as they battled the Nuggets on the road. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a +5-point underdog, while 209 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 0-4 SU,0-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 3-2 SU,2-3 ATS
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Denver Sunday, October 30
Minnesota at San Antonio Sunday, October 30