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2023 NBA Handicapping – Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers
(42-20) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers (43-39)
Date: Tuesday, April 11th
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Moneyline NBA Odds: Wolves +250 | Lakers -300 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Lakers -7.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 231.5
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The second game of the NBA Play-In Tournament tips off with the number seven-seeded Los Angeles Lakers hosting the eighth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.
The winner will cement their berth into the playoffs as the seven seed and will play the Memphis Grizzlies in Round 1 of the playoffs.
The loser will get a second shot at making the postseason hosting the winner of the other Western play-in match between the Pelicans and Thunder to claim the eighth and final playoff berth facing the Nuggets.
ATS
At this time, the Wolves are 40-42 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 21-20 ATS as the away team. Additionally, the Lakers are 40-40-2 against the spread this season. Also, they are 21-19-1 ATS as the home team
Season Series
Minnesota won the season series 2-1 with victories on October 28th (111-102) and March 3rd (110-102) while the Lakers won the final meeting on March 31st (123-111).
Notably, stars for both teams only played in the final meeting although the Wolves were mired by a flu that ran through the team.
All-time the Lakers hold the advantage winning 84 of 125 matches. Last season the teams played three times with the Wolves winning three contests. The teams met twice in the postseason, the 2003 first round and 2004 Conference Finals with LA winning 4-2 in both series.
Minnesota Timberwolves
In review of the final game of the Wolves’ season, Murphy’s Law comes to mind because anything that could go wrong – DID.
Rudy Gobert who was playing through a back injury got into a verbal altercation with teammate Kyle Anderson ending in a shove to the latter’s chest. Gobert was sent home before the end of the half and will miss this match due to a one-game suspension for his actions.
Yet that wasn’t even the worst news for Chris Finch who lost his best defender Jaden McDaniels who punched a wall in frustration, fracturing his hand.
Ultimately the Wolves rallied to win the game behind a strong final frame by Karl-Anthony Towns and some pivotal plays by rising star Anthony Edwards including an out of nowhere block on CJ McCollum.
Stats
Minnesota opponents score 115.8 points per game ranking 18th while the Wolves limit them to 47.1% from the field and 36.9% from deep ranking 11th and 24th respectively.
On offense, the Wolves score 115.8 points per game ranking 13th while shooting 49% from the field and 36.5% from the perimeter ranking third and 13th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Karl-Anthony Tows (questionable —calf)
- Rudy Gobert (OUT —team suspension)
- Jaden McDaniels (OUT —fractured hand)
- Jaylen Nowell SG (questionable — knee, tendinopathy)
- Naz Reid, C (OUT indefinitely —wrist, scaphoid fracture)
Los Angeles Lakers
After the trade deadline, the Lakers were a different team than the one that began the season registering an 18-9 record despite missing LeBron James for 16 of those matches.
During this closing stretch, the Lakers possessed the third-best defensive rating and rebounding. Anthony Davis showcased more resiliency while ‘the others’ reveled in their new roles such as Austin Reaves and Jarred Vanderbilt.
Stats
On the negative side, LA allows opponents to score an average of 116.6 points per game ranking 20th. Their opponents shoot 46.9% from the field and 34.4% from behind the arc ranking 10th and second respectively.
Another key point is the Lakers score 117.2 points per game which rank sixth-best while shooting 48.2 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from the perimeter ranking 10th and 25th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Anthony Davis (probable—foot)
- LeBron James (probable—foot)
- D’Angelo Russell (probable—foot)
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Timberwolves are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
- Also, the Timberwolves are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against LA Lakers.
- By comparison, the Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
- In conclusion, the Lakers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Free Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction:
Although the Lakers weren’t able to avoid the play-in tournament after a strong closing stretch they sure got lucky with this matchup considering the Wolves’ implosion on Sunday.
With Naz Reid already out injured losing Gobert and McDaniels means the Wolves are missing arguably their best three defenders. Gobert and McDaniels would’ve drawn the main defensive assignment to guard Anthony Davis and LeBron James.
A month ago I’d never have predicted the Lakers would be in this position, let alone picking them to win this match. Anthony Edwards lives for these moments so I grappled over the spread, but the weakened Wolves don’t have the personnel to stop LeBron and A.D.
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