Following their game back on NBA Opening Night, the Los Angeles Lakers have been able to have multiple days of rest while also remaining at home before being featured in the first Prime Video doubleheader of the season. They’ll be hosting Anthony Edwards & company, so we’re here with our best Timberwolves vs. Lakers predictions.

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Timberwolves vs. Lakers Predictions for NBA on Prime, 10/24

The extra rest will always be welcome for a Lakers team that is without LeBron James to begin the season, especially after seeing the show that Anthony Edwards put on Wednesday night. His 41 points were the first time in franchise history that a player had 40+ in their season opener, and it was also his 20th game of 40 or more points.

Oh yeah, and making Timberwolves vs. Lakers predictions means that we’re making picks for a rematch of the first round of last year’s playoffs. That was a rather smooth 4-1 series win for the T-Wolves, which was expected by most. Now, we see the Timberwolves vs. Lakers odds suggesting a game that could go either way.

In that aforementioned playoff series, Minnesota not only won it 4-1, but they were also 4-1 against the spread. While that is certainly a glaring trend, we’re going to focus our Timberwolves vs. Lakers picks elsewhere given the extremely tight point spread for tonight.
 

 

 

Timberwolves vs. Lakers Best Bet: Rui Hachimura Over 10.5 Points (-117 at Novig)

We noted Anthony Edwards’ historic season opener, but just because it was the more recent one, let’s not gloss over Luka Doncic and his near-triple-double with 43 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. However, unlike Edwards and the Timberwolves, his came in a home loss for the Lakers.

Having mentioned all of these big names now, the focus of our Timberwolves vs. Lakers predictions is actually on a role player. We often find better value with these lines, and with that in mind, we’d also suggest considering new Lakers center DeAndre Ayton for the same prop market.

With LeBron James out, he simply has to do more to help Luka Doncic than just 10 points and 6 boards like he had on Tuesday night. That said, now dealing with Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle, this doesn’t appear to be the ideal spot to back him. Instead, we see things opening up for his frontcourt mate.

In the playoffs last season, Rui Hachimura averaged just a tick under 15 points per game against Minnesota, and as is the case for all of LA, guys need to step up in the absence of LeBron James. Even prior to the T-Wolves playoff series, he closed out the regular season with 11+ points in four straight games and six of the last seven games.

Taking all that into consideration, we’ve got Rui Hachimura over 10.5 points (-117 at Novig) as the best bet from our Timberwolves vs. Lakers predictions.  
 

 

 

How To Watch Timberwolves vs. Lakers Tonight

As mentioned at the start, LA gets to start their season with back-to-back home games, and here’s how to watch Timberwolves vs. Lakers tonight:

  • Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
  • When: 10 PM ET on 10/24
  • Where to stream: Amazon Prime exclusively
     
 

 

Timberwolves vs. Lakers Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

Although we aren’t attacking the Timberwolves vs. Lakers odds for today in terms of the standard markets, you can still see the latest lines at Novig Sportsbook:

 

 

 

Timberwolves vs. Lakers Injury Report & Latest News

As will be the case throughout the first month or so, one of the biggest NBA injuries - not just Timberwolves vs. Lakers injury news - will be the LeBron James sciatica injury. Outside of that, LA will be without Maxi Kleber, and the Luka Doncic day-to-day tag isn’t one of concern.

In terms of Timberwolves vs. Lakers injury news in Minnesota, there aren’t any updates - they’ve got a clean sheet! Keep tabs on the LeBron James injury and more with the Fantasy Alarm NBA injury report!
 

 

 

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