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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 109-81 result against the Trail Blazers on April 13. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 190 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 116-105 winner at home against the Jazz. They failed to cover the -23-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 49-33 SU,39-43 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 50-32 SU,45-36-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Los Angeles Tuesday, April 22