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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -11-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 224.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 138-115 winner at home against the Mavericks. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (253) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 116-111 winner on the road against the Jazz. They covered the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (227) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 2-0 SU,2-0 ATS
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
LA Lakers is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota at Los Angeles Tuesday, December 29
Los Angeles home to Portland Monday, December 28