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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 Tuesday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -0.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 226.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 108-106 result against the Nuggets on April 29. The Lakers covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota was a 124-103 loser in its last match at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 227 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 65-33 SU,49-48-1 ATS
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 50-39 SU,43-46 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Sacramento Thursday, October 24
Los Angeles home to Phoenix Friday, October 25