Timberwolves vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling start to the 2024 NBA Playoffs as the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers square off in a battle that promises to break the first-round blowout curse! Tonight, the stakes are sky-high at the Crypto.com Arena, where the clock is set for a 10:00 PM EST showdown. Both teams are entering the playoffs with a clean slate and are neck-and-neck in the Western Conference, making this matchup as tight as a drum. With the betting lines drawing a near-even split and the scoreboard expected to light up past 221 points, fans are in for a treat. The Lakers are riding the high from their nail-biter against Memphis, while the Timberwolves are fresh off a tactical win over Dallas. As the Timberwolves try to ‘howl’ their way to victory, the Lakers will look to ‘shine’ on their home court, ensuring that tonight, the only thing getting ‘timbered’ down are the records!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 22, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-115	-105	219.0	-1.0/1.0
Recent	-110	-120	221.5	-1.0/1.0
Difference	+5	-15	+2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

26W-15L

52.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

28W-13L

47.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
04/07/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	33	46	23	25	127	Over
04/07/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	27	28	25	117	Over
03/10/24	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	28	40	24	17	109	Over
03/10/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	37	22	29	120	Over
12/30/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	26	20	29	106	Under
12/30/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	32	21	26	108	Under
12/21/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	27	24	28	111	Over
12/21/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	36	27	24	31	118	Over
03/31/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	28	35	33	123	Over
03/31/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	29	36	18	28	111	Over
03/03/23	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	33	23	27	27	110	Under
03/03/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	21	21	26	102	Under
10/28/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	27	23	27	102	Under
10/28/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	28	24	26	33	111	Under
03/16/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	17	29	31	27	104	Over
03/16/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	31	36	19	38	124	Over
01/02/22	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	24	30	26	23	103	Under
01/02/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	26	21	30	108	Under
12/17/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	16	29	20	27	92	Under
12/17/21	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	23	31	31	25	110	Under
11/12/21	Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	19	25	40	23	107	Under
11/12/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	23	12	22	83	Under

Timberwolves Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Timberwolves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
05/28	vs DAL	105-100W	40	23	14	74
04/12	@ ATL	109-106W	44	29	14	79
04/10	vs DEN	107-116L	35	23	9	82
04/09	@ WAS	130-121W	44	30	8	90
04/07	vs LAL	127-117W	46	29	14	97
04/05	vs PHX	87-97L	44	23	18	85
04/03	@ TOR	133-85W	50	37	9	96
04/02	@ HOU	113-106W	39	29	17	77
03/31	@ CHI	101-109L	37	28	13	81
03/29	vs DEN	111-98W	39	28	7	75

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs MEM	123-120W	39	24	19	81
04/09	@ GSW	120-134L	40	31	7	96
04/07	@ MIN	117-127L	41	27	15	84
04/06	@ CLE	116-97W	40	30	17	80
04/03	vs WAS	125-120W	49	21	16	91
04/02	vs TOR	128-111W	47	38	14	101
03/31	vs BRO	116-104W	50	24	19	77
03/29	vs IND	90-109L	48	24	16	87
03/27	vs MEM	136-124W	43	31	15	81
03/26	vs MIL	128-124W	69	30	17	108

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Timberwolves	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mike Conley PG	27.0	29.8	28.9	100%	29.3
Anthony Edwards SG	46.0	47.1	46.5	100%	46.9
Rudy Gobert C	38.0	28.6	35.5	100%	35.8
Jaden McDaniels SF	18.0	25.4	22.3	100%	22.7
Julius Randle PF	36.0	42.5	45.0	100%	44.2

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	52.0	56.2	52.4	100%	52.8
Rui Hachimura SF	25.0	14.1	24.8	100%	25.1
LeBron James PF	48.0	55.4	51.6	100%	52.1
Austin Reaves SG	30.0	31.2	32.4	100%	32.7
D’Angelo Russell PG	30.0	26.5	35.4	100%	35.8

Timberwolves Notable Injuries

Lakers Notable Injuries

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Pts	11.5	14.5	+3.0	20%	50%	67%	67%	MIN	-1.0	#9
Naz Reid	MIN	Pts	11.5	13.5	+2.0	60%	40%	47%	47%	LAL	+3.7	#29
Gabe Vincent	LAL	Reb	0.5	1.1	+0.6	100%	90%	80%	80%	MIN	-0.1	#14
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	MIN	Reb	1.5	1.6	+0.1	40%	50%	60%	60%	LAL	+0.9	#26
Austin Reaves	LAL	Ast	4.5	4.9	+0.4	20%	30%	53%	53%	MIN	-0.4	#6