The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers take the court in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Timberwolves are favored by 3 points in the contest, which will be broadcast on ESPN, FDSN, and SportsNet LA at 9:30 p.m. ET. The point total is set at 206 in the matchup.

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Timberwolves vs. Lakers betting lines

• Timberwolves odds to win: -150
• Lakers odds to win: +125
• Spread: Timberwolves (-3)
• Total: 206
• TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest Extra – Nebraska
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

• Minnesota is 25-16 in home contests and have covered the spread 17 times at home.
• This season, Minnesota has a 13-20 record ATS at home as 3-point favorites or more.
• Timberwolves home games have hit the over on the set point total 24 times this year.
• This season at home, Minnesota and its opponents have averaged a total of 221.3 points per contest, 15.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Timberwolves Recent Trends

• The Timberwolves have covered the spread six times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
• The Timberwolves and their opponents have combined to hit the over in three of those 10 games.
• The last 10 Timberwolves games averaged 222.7 total points, 16.7 more points than this matchup’s point total.
• Over their past 10 games, the Timberwolves have scored 1.8 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Timberwolves Betting Records

• The Timberwolves have compiled a 40-23 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.5% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -150 or shorter, Minnesota has gone 33-20 (62.3% win percentage).
• The Timberwolves have a 60.0% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

• The Lakers are 19-22 in road contests and have covered the spread 18 times on the road.
• The Lakers’ record against the spread is 3-10-1 when playing as 3-point underdogs or more in road games this year.
• On the road this year, Lakers games have hit the over on the set point total 21 times.
• This season on the road the Lakers and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.9 points per contest, 19.9 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Lakers Recent Trends

• The Lakers have a 6-4 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
• The final scores of the past 10 Lakers games have gone over the set total four times.
• The Lakers’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 224.0 points scored. That’s 18.0 more points than this contest’s over/under.
• The Lakers’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 111.2, 2.2 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Lakers Betting Records

• Los Angeles has won 15, or 45.5%, of the 33 games it has played as underdogs this season.
• The Lakers have entered 26 games this season as the underdog by +125 or more and is 9-17 in those contests.
• The Lakers have a 44.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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