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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -2.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 123-117 result against the Thunder on March 01. The Lakers covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 240 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 108-101 winner as they battled the Clippers on the road. The Timberwolves covered in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 209 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 32-32 SU,30-34 ATS
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 30-33 SU,30-31-2 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Sacramento Saturday, March 4
Los Angeles home to Golden State Sunday, March 5