Los Angeles Lakers – Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 27.02.2025
It’s a highly anticipated match-up at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday as the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Los Angeles Lakers. This will be the 4th and final time the two teams meet in the regular season, who comes out on top?
The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves meet on 27.02.2025, in what will be their 4th and final season meetings this season. The game will be played at Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles) with the home team Lakers being favored to win this game.
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Los Angeles Lakers |
Thu, 27.02.2025, 20:00 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
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8/13 |
13/1 |
8/5 |
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Current situation
It is a small sample size, but on this current 3-game win streak the Lakers are allowing just 101 points per 100 possessions which ranks them 3rd best in the NBA. They’ve also beaten their last 3 opponents by an average of 12 points per game, playing some of their best basketball of the season. Can this level of play keep up? We will find out soon as the Lakers have a tough stretch of games coming up at the beginning of March.
Minnesota’s remaining schedule is also hard, plus they are in a much tougher situation than the Lakers are, especially on the injury front. The good news is the team ahead of them the LA Clippers is on a 3-game losing streak, which keeps their hopes of catching one of the first 6 seeds alive. However, it will all depend on Anthony Edwards being available, the 23-year old is dealing with a minor hip issue which has limited his mobility.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
Luka Doncic responded in a big way carrying his new team to a 107-99 win over his old team. He finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in what was arguably his best game as a Laker. LeBron James also stepped up with 27 and 12 rebounds, while Austin Reaves added 20. It is a bit worrisome that the Lakers made just 11 of 40 threes in the win, but their willingness to go the extra mile in the rebounding department was the key in the win.
Minnesota Timberwolves Stats & Form
Minnesota had 6 players score in double-digits in what was a true team effort, taking down the highly favored Oklahoma City Thunder 131-128 in OT. Minnesota made just 9 threes from 32 attempts in that game, which makes their comeback even more impressive as they did it on the defensive end, holding the Thunder to just 26 points in the 4th quarter and overtime combined.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Head-to-Head
Backing the T’Wolves in this match-up has yielded profit in 10 of 15 meetings, plus Minnesota has 5 wins in 7 meetings overall, including 2 of the 3 games played this season. However, this is the first game between the two teams since the Luka Doncic trade, which will have a major impact on the result. Thursday’s game will be the 133rd meeting all-time in the regular season.
Los Angeles Lakers – Minnesota Timberwolves Odds
Going with Luka Doncic and his Lakers will get you odds of 8/13 here. If you fancy an upset by the Minnesota Timberwolves, you can get odds of 8/5 for a road win.
The point total has been set at 225.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Betting Tip | Odds |
| Los Angeles Lakers -5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 225.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves +5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves (27.02.2025)
The dust has settled a bit and Luka Doncic is finally feeling himself as a Los Angeles Laker. During this current 3 game win streak he is averaging 21.7 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists per game, which is very close to his pre-injury numbers for the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers have been surprisingly good on defense with him in the line-up, that’s something not a lot of people saw coming. In the 3 wins the Lakers held the Mavs, Nuggets and Blazers to just 99, 100 and 102 points and if that type of effort on the defensive end keeps up we might as well include the Lakers in the title discussions. Meanwhile, Minnesota just celebrated an unlikely comeback win at Oklahoma City, erasing a double-digit deficit with just 4 mins left in the game. What made this even more impressive is the fact that Ant Man sat for most of the comeback, as he suffered an injury earlier in the game. You just never know what you are going to get from this team and with this latest injury bug hitting them hard they are without Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards on select nights. Backing the Lakers seems like a more obvious pick here, they are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games, plus they’ve won 8 of 9 at home and 7 of 8 vs Western Conference opponents. Until someone takes them down we are going to stick with the team in purple and gold. Back LA to cover.
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Expert Tip |
LA Lakers -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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