Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/12/2021
Minnesota Timberwolves (3-7) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7-5)
November 12, 2021 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Lakers -3.5; Over/Under: +226
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The Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Staples Center on Friday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in rough shape lately as they’ve lost seven of their past eight games and they will be hoping to arrest a six-game slide after getting stomped by the Warriors in a 123-110 road loss on Wednesday. Anthony Edwards led the team with a career-high 48 points and five assists on 16 of 27 shooting, D’Angelo Russell added 18 points with seven assists while Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Timberwolves shot just 40 percent from the field and 17 of 44 from the 3-point line as they struggled to hang with the red-hot Warriors, falling behind by 15 points at halftime before seeing the margin balloon to 20 points in the third quarter as the Warriors put the game out of reach early.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers have been in decent form as they’ve won seven of their past 10 games and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after outlasting the Heat in a 120-117 overtime home win on Wednesday. Malik Monk led the team in scoring with 27 points on 10 of 13 shooting off the bench, Russell Westbrook racked up a triple-double of 25 points with 12 rebounds and 14 assists. As a team, the Lakers shot 50 percent from the field and 18 of 38 from the 3-point line as they rallied back from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime where they held the Heat to just five points to escape with the impressive win.
Looking at the betting trends, the Timberwolves are 0-4 ATS in their last four games as an underdog and 1-5 ATS in their last six games against a team with a winning record. The Lakers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games, 2-10-1 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a losing record and 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
Head to head, the under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall and the Timberwolves are 0-4 ATS in the last four meetings overall.
The Timberwolves haven’t been able to build any momentum this season, they’ve lost seven of their past eight games and just got routed by the red-hot Warriors in their last outing. The Lakers have been a little banged up all season and they’ve had to play without LeBron James, but that hasn’t stopped them from winning their last two games, both in overtime. This is a tough one to pick as I can see the Timberwolves pulling off the upset here, but they are only 0-4 ATS in the last four meetings overall, so I’m taking the Lakers to stay hot with a third straight win here.
