LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction NBA Picks 12/2/24

The LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves meet Monday in NBA action at the Target Center. Here’s an LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction. This article will include an LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Pick.

LA Lakers Betting Preview

The LA Lakers lost to the Thunder, beat the Jazz, and they play the Heat, Hawks, and Trail Blazers next. The LA Lakers are averaging 114 points on 47.9 percent shooting and allowing 115.2 points on 48.1 percent shooting. Anthony Davis is averaging 28.4 points and 11.6 rebounds, while LeBron James is averaging 22.3 points and 8.2 rebounds. Austin Reaves is the third double-digit scorer and Dalton Knecht is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The LA Lakers are shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 78.4 percent from the free-throw line. The LA Lakers are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.6 rebounds per game.

Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Preview

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Kings, beat the Clippers, and they play the Clippers, Knicks, and Warriors next. The Minnesota Timberwolves are averaging 111.2 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allowing 110.4 points on 47 percent shooting. Anthony Edwards is averaging 27.7 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Julius Randle is averaging 21.2 points and 4.1 assists. Naz Reid is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 11.2 rebounds. The Minnesota Timberwolves are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 80.1 percent from the free-throw line. The Minnesota Timberwolves are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.7 rebounds per game.

Why the Minnesota Timberwolves will win

• The Timberwolves have won each of their last 11 games as favorites against the Lakers.
• The Lakers have lost each of their last four road games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Timberwolves.
• The Lakers have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight games.
• The Timberwolves have covered the spread in five of their last six night games against Pacific Division opponents that held a winning record.

LA Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction

The Minnesota Timberwolves should be favored at home with the rest advantage, but this line is nuts for a team that’s lost 7 of their last 10 games and has failed to cover 8 of those games. The Timberwolves have been the most underachieving team in the NBA over the last two weeks. The Timberwolves have outright lost 6 of their last 9 games as a favorite. The Lakers beat the Timberwolves earlier in the season as well, for what that’s worth. This has more to do with this brutal stretch of the Timberwolves. Give me the points with the Lakers.