Lakers vs. Timberwolves Odds, Predictions, Latest Stats, Trends and Best Bets for December 13th

It’s Friday, December 13, and the Los Angeles Lakers (13-11) and Minnesota Timberwolves (12-11) are all set to take off from the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Lakers are currently 5-8 on the road with a point differential of -4 while the Timberwolves have a record of 6-4 in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest how to catch tips, odds, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details and how to watch Lakers vs. Timberwolves live today

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Betting odds for Lakers vs. Timberwolves

Latest odds from Friday:

• Odds: LA Lakers (+285), Minnesota Timberwolves (-360)

• Spread: Timberwolves -8.5

• Over/Under: 214.5 points

That gives the Lakers an implied team point of 106.15 and the Timberwolves 110.58.

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Expert picks and predictions for Friday Lakers vs. The Timberwolves game

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NBC Sports Betting Best Bets

Vaughn Dalzell’s (@VmoneySports) Top Play: D’Angelo Russell Under 29.5 PRA (-115)
“D-Lo had 15 and 28 PRA in two meetings with Minnesota, and even though LeBron James is out and Russell is coming off a season-high 28 points against Portland, this is a low point. Against teams, D-Lo has seen more than once averaged 21.3 PRA in second or third meeting with totals of 12, 28, 24, 23, 23, 18 vs. Grizzlies, Raptors, Suns, Spurs and the Timberwolves — staying under 29.5 PRA all six times.”

Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under for each game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model projects for today’s Lakers & Timberwolves game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends a bet on the Minnesota Timberwolves on the Moneyline.

• Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans one game ATS on the Los Angeles Lakers at -8.5.

• Total: NBC Sports Bet recommends an OVER game on Game Total of 214.5.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Lakers vs. Timberwolves on Friday

• The Lakers have lost 14 of their last 17 games as underdogs

• Under is 4-1 in Timberwolves’ last 5 games against Western Conference teams

• The Timberwolves have failed to cover in 11 of their 17 games against Western Conference teams this season

• The Timberwolves have won 13 of their last 15 home games against the Lakers

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