The Los Angeles Lakers (35-21) are 4.5-point favorites as they try to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (32-27) on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. The game airs at 10:30 PM ET on SportsNet LA, FDSN, and NBA TV.

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Lakers vs. Timberwolves Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA, FDSN, and NBA TV
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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Lakers vs. Timberwolves Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 112 – Timberwolves 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Timberwolves

• Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 4.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-0.9)
• Pick OU:

  Under (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.9

• The Lakers have a 31-25-0 ATS record this season compared to the 26-33-0 mark from the Timberwolves.
• When the spread is set as 4.5 or more this season, Los Angeles (11-15) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (42.3%) than Minnesota (7-3) does as the underdog (70%).
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Los Angeles does it less often (48.2% of the time) than Minnesota (54.2%).
• The Lakers have a .719 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (23-9) this season, better than the .400 winning percentage for the Timberwolves as a moneyline underdog (6-9).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are posting 113.0 points per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this season, while ceding 111.6 points per contest (11th-ranked).
• Los Angeles has found it difficult to rack up rebounds this season, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 42.4 rebounds per game. It ranks 10th by allowing 43.0 boards per contest.
• The Lakers are putting up 26.6 dimes per game, which ranks them 13th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Los Angeles is committing 13.1 turnovers per game (10th-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest (20th-ranked).
• The Lakers rank 24th in the NBA with 12.3 threes per game so far this season. Meanwhile, they rank 17th with a 35.5% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

• The Timberwolves are 20th in the NBA in points scored (112.1 per game) and sixth in points conceded (109.0).
• In 2024-25, Minnesota is 15th in the NBA in rebounds (44.3 per game) and 11th in rebounds conceded (43.1).
• The Timberwolves are 19th in the league in assists (25.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Minnesota is 20th in the NBA in committing them (14.2 per game). It is 13th in forcing them (13.8 per game).
• The Timberwolves are the fifth-best squad in the NBA in 3-pointers made (14.7 per game) and fifth-best in 3-point percentage (37.5%).

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