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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -4.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 127-113 loser as they battled the 76ers on the road. The Timberwolves failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 240 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles was a 124-108 loser in its last match on the road against the Bulls. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 232 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-13 SU,12-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 20-6 SU,14-11-1 ATS
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Oklahoma City Saturday, December 23
Minnesota at Sacramento Saturday, December 23