Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction and Betting Pick. Los Angeles Lakers host Minnesota Timberwolves as -5 favorites with a 203 line at 10.30 PM ET on Friday, April 10 2015. The Lakers won the last two meetings, covering the spread too, and both games went under.
Los Angeles Lakers are one of the worst teams in the league right now, but not the worst. That title goes to New York, then goes Minnesota, then Philadelphia, then Lakers. What all these teams have in common is an absolutely horrible away record, and that’s one of the reasons why the Lakers will feel like favorites against Minnesota tonight.
Minnesota Timberwolves lost eight straight but their young players are showing some promise. However, they can’t be expected to perform regularly yet and they’re just enjoying basketball as much as they can at the moment.
Tale of the Tape
Los Angeles Record: 20-58 (11-27 Home)
Los Angeles Against the Spread: 35-38 (16-20 Home)
Los Angeles Last 10: (3-6 ATS)
Minnesota Record: 16-62 (7-32 Road)
Minnesota Against the Spread: 33-44 (18-20 Road)
Minnesota Last 10: 1-9 (3-7 ATS)
Los Angeles and Minnesota Team News
Los Angeles Lakers will likely again be without playmaker Jeremy Lin, who sat out the defeat in Denver. Nick Yount and Wayne Ellington are relatively fresh absentees, and three more players are out long-term. Minnesota Timberwolves have an even worse case with Ricky Rubio, Gorgui Deng, Anthony Bennett and Gary Neal all recent additions to the injury list. Kevin Martin and Kevin Garnett are questionable.
Lakers and Timberwolves Lineups:
Lakers: Wesley Johnson, Ryan Kelly, Tarik Black, Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown.
Timberwolves: Andrew Wiggins, Adreian Payne, Justin Hamilton, Kevin Martin, Zach Lavine.
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers
10:30 PM ET, Friday, April 10, 2015
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction. It will be a tough call as both teams are shorthanded and the Lakers will definitely miss Jeremy Lin a lot. The decider here might be the road form of Timberwolves, which is abysmal, and they won’t know how to close the game. Lakers vs Timberwolves Betting Pick: Lakers -5. Lakers vs Timberwolves Predicted Score: 102-94
