Lakers vs. Timberwolves Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Oct. 24

Lakers vs. Timberwolves Game Info

• Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
• Time: 10 p.m. ET
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena -- Los Angeles, California
• Coverage: Amazon Prime Video

The Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) are just 1.5-point underdogs against the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, October 24, 2025. The game starts at 10 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video. The over/under in the matchup is set at 225.5.

Lakers vs. Timberwolves Odds & Spread

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Lakers vs. Timberwolves Prediction & Pick

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Lakers vs. Timberwolves Betting Trends

• The Timberwolves covered 39 times in 82 matchups with a spread last season.
• The Lakers' ATS record as underdogs of 1.5 points or more was 18-14-1 last season.
• Last season, 45 Timberwolves games hit the over.
• The Lakers had 41 of their 82 games hit the over last season.
• Minnesota did a better job covering the spread on the road (22-19-0) than it did in home games (17-23-1) last year.
• Against the spread, Los Angeles was better at home (27-14-0) than on the road (18-21-2) last season.

Timberwolves Leaders

• Anthony Edwards put up 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists last year.
• Last season, Julius Randle recorded an average of 18.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.
• Rudy Gobert put up 12 points, 10.9 boards and 1.8 assists. He made 66.9% of his shots from the floor (third in NBA).
• Naz Reid collected 14.2 points, 6 boards and 2.3 assists. He made 46.2% of his shots from the field and 37.9% from 3-point range, with 2.2 treys per game.
• Jaden McDaniels' stats last season included 12.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2 assists per contest. He sank 47.7% of his shots from the field and 33% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.2 treys.

Lakers Leaders

• LeBron James averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 boards and 8.2 assists last year. At the other end, he delivered 1 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Austin Reaves posted 20.2 points, 4.5 boards and 5.8 assists last year. At the other end, he posted 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Luka Doncic posted 28.2 points, 7.7 assists and 8.2 boards.
• Rui Hachimura collected 13.1 points, 5 boards and 1.4 assists. Defensively, he pus up 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Deandre Ayton posted 14.4 points, 10.2 boards and 1.6 assists. At the other end, he delivered 0.8 steals and 1 block.

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