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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 Saturday when they meet at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -4-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 118-110 winner as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Timberwolves failed to cover in the match as a -12-point favorite, while 228 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles was a 133-112 winner in its last match at home against the Hornets. They covered the -13-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 245 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-15 SU,15-18 ATS
LA Lakers is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 23-7 SU,15-14-1 ATS
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at New Orleans Sunday, December 31
Minnesota at New York Monday, January 1