Timberwolves vs. Lakers betting: NBA preview for October 22

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The Los Angeles Lakers are just 1-point underdogs against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the season opener for both teams at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The game begins at 10:00 PM ET on TNT. The matchup has an over/under set at 222.5 points.

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Timberwolves Cover -1 vs Lakers -109

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Timberwolves vs. Lakers betting lines

  • Timberwolves odds to win: -114
  • Lakers odds to win: -105
  • Spread: Timberwolves (-1)
  • Total: 222.5

Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Minnesota was 26-15 in road contests and covered the spread 22 times on the road last season.
  • Last season Minnesota was 14-8-2 ATS in road games as a 1-point favorite or more.
  • On the road last year, Timberwolves games went over the set point total 23 times.
  • Away from home Minnesota and its opponents had an average over/under of 221.3 points, 1.2 less than this game’s over/under.

Timberwolves ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Timberwolves had 40 wins in 82 games against the spread last year.
  • Against the spread, as 1-point favorites or more, the Timberwolves went 28-30-3 last season.
  • There were 41 Timberwolves games (out of 82) that went over the total last season.

Timberwolves Betting Records

  • The Timberwolves won 46 of the 61 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (75.4%).
  • Minnesota had a record of 46-15 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -114 or shorter last year (75.4%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Timberwolves have an implied win probability of 53.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (10th in NBA) 45 (first) 43.6 (15th) 41.4 (fourth) 26.6 (15th) 13.4 (19th)

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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Lakers covered the spread 20 times at home last year and were 28-14 in home contests.
  • The Lakers went 15-15 ATS in home games last season as 1-point underdogs or more.
  • The Lakers hit the over in 21 of their 42 home games last season with a set over/under (50%).
  • Last season at home the Lakers and their opponents averaged a total of 232 points per contest, 9.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Lakers ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Lakers’ record against the spread last season was 38-44-0.
  • The Lakers had an ATS record of 18-18 as underdogs of 1 point or more last season.
  • In 82 Lakers games last year, 47 of them went over the total.

Lakers Betting Records

  • Last season, Los Angeles won 15 out of the 36 games, or 41.7%, in which it was the underdog.
  • The Lakers were 14-21 last season when entering a game as an underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Lakers, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.9 (second in NBA) 47.4 (17th) 43.1 (18th) 44 (18th) 28.5 (fifth) 13.4 (19th)
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