Two of the NBA’s best scorers square off when Anthony Edwards (eighth, 27.7 PPG) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (9-10) host Anthony Davis (sixth, 28.6 PPG) and the Los Angeles Lakers (12-8) on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSN. The Timberwolves are 7.5-point favorites.

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Timberwolves vs. Lakers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, December 2, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Venue: Target Center

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Timberwolves vs. Lakers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Timberwolves 115 – Lakers 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Timberwolves vs. Lakers

• Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 7.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Timberwolves (-4.1)
• Pick OU:

  Over (221.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.3

• The Timberwolves (6-13-0 ATS) have covered the spread 31.6% of the time, 8.4% less often than the Lakers (8-12-0) this season.
• When it comes to topping the point total in 2024-25, Minnesota does it better (52.6% of the time) than Los Angeles (45%).
• The Timberwolves have a .471 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (8-9) this season, higher than the .167 winning percentage for the Lakers as a moneyline underdog (1-5).

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

• The Timberwolves rank 19th in the NBA with 111.2 points per game so far this year. At the other end of the court, they rank seventh with 110.3 points allowed per contest.
• Minnesota hasn’t been allowing many rebounds this season, ranking fifth-best in the NBA (42.2 rebounds allowed per game), but it ranks fifth-worst in the league with only 41.7 boards per contest.
• The Timberwolves are delivering 24.3 assists per game, which ranks them 23rd in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Minnesota is 24th in the NBA with 15.4 turnovers per game this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 13th with 14.1 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Timberwolves are sinking 15.1 three-pointers per game (seventh-ranked in league). They sport a 37.1% shooting percentage (11th-ranked) from three-point land.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers put up 114 points per game and allow 115.2, making them 13th in the NBA offensively and 22nd defensively.
• Los Angeles is the fourth-worst team in the league in rebounds per game (40.6) and 13th in rebounds conceded (43.6).
• At 26.8 assists per game, the Lakers are 11th in the NBA.
• In terms of turnovers, Los Angeles is fifth-best in the NBA in committing them (12.2 per game). It is 18th in forcing them (13.4 per game).
• The Lakers are 22nd in the league in 3-pointers made (12.1 per game) and 17th in 3-point percentage (35.6%).

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