Minnesota Timberwolves are set to host the likes of Los Angeles Lakers in their next NBA Western Conference 2022-23 fixture on Friday night at the Target C enter. While the Timberwolves are sitting at the sixth place in the standings, the Lakers are at the bottom of the Western Conference points table.
The Wolves have managed to win three of their opening five games in the NBA 2022-23 and are tied on the sixth spot with San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets. However, the Lakers are yet to win a game in the league as they have lost all the four matches this season.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers: Match Prediction
Head-To-Head:
- In their last 10 games against each other, both Minnesota and the Lakers have won five games each and either of them would take the lead in Friday's game. How to watch Timberwolves vs Lakers live telecast?
Top Players:
- The Timberwolves include Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, Karl Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell as their star players.
- The Lakers include LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and Lonnie Walker among their star players.
Average Quarter score:
- 1st quarter: 34-26
- 2nd quarter: 29-24
- 3rd quarter: 37-29
- 4th quarter: 29-30
Timberwolves vs Lakers: Betting Odds
- Against The Spread (ATS): 8.5 points (Timberwolves -8.5)
- Over/Under (OU): 227 points (Over)
- Prediction: Timberwolves 119-109 Lakers
Money Line:
- The Timberwolves have -352 odds to pick up the win, while the Lakers are listed at +258 to claim victory.
- Last season, the Timberwolves were the favorites 36 times and won 21 while the Lakers won 10 of the 39 games they played as the underdogs.
Against The Spread:
- Last season, the Lakers managed 112.1 points per game while the Timberwolves averaged 115.9 points per game.
- From their opponents in the last season, the Timberwolves averaged 2.6 points more per game, and the Lakers managed a difference of 3 points less per game.
Over/Under:
- The average implied total in the last season for the Timberwolves was 116.1 while for the Lakers it was 114.8 points.
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