It’s Friday, December 13th, and the Los Angeles Lakers (13-11) and Minnesota Timberwolves (12-11) will face off at 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 10 home games.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know before the game, including the latest on catching tipoffs, odds, current team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, tips and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and team of experts.

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Lakers vs Timberwolves odds

The latest odds from Friday:

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

• Spread: Timberwolves -8.5

• Over/Under: 214.5 points

This gives the Lakers an implied team score of 106.15 and the Timberwolves 110.58.

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Expert tips and predictions for Friday Lakers vs. Timberwolves game

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

Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as current performance, head-to-head matchups between players, trending information and projected game totals.

Once the model is complete, we place its predictions next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for tonight’s Lakers & Timberwolves game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the moneyline.

• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game ATS against the Los Angeles Lakers at -8.5.

• Total: NBC Sports Bet recommends a game with the OVER at the 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

• The under is 4-1 in the Timberwolves’ last five meetings against Western Conference teams

• The Timberwolves failed to score in 11 of their 17 meetings against Western Conference teams this season

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

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