History is about to be made in this first western conference matchup
The Lakers will host the Timberwolves for the second NBA tip-off game of the night at 7 PM PT.
The Timberwolves are entering the 2024-25 NBA season with a great ambition after reaching the Western Conference Final last year. Karl-Anthony Towns has been traded to the Knicks this off-season and Julius Randle came in.
On the other side, History can be made tonight. For the first time in NBA history a father and his son could play together on the same court with the same jersey. LeBron James and Bronny James are eagerly awaited by the crowd tonight.
For this first matchup of the season, the Timberwolves are slightly favored with 53.3% chances of winning this contest according to ESPN Analytics.
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The Timberwolves enter this game as slight favorites, and the total points line of 218.5 sets the stage for a potentially high-scoring game.
Last season, the Lakers’ games averaged a combined total of 232.4 points, while Timberwolves’ matchups averaged 221 points, both well above this game’s total.
Given these trends, the over is a tempting bet, particularly with both teams fielding strong offensive lineups.
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Player’s Prop
Rather than focusing on star players, i’ll rather go on Rudy Gobert and Austin Reaves.
Known for his defensive presence in the paint, Rudy Gobert will probably have a huge workload tonight with his matchup against Anthony Davis. If we look at this block prop, it is set at 1.5 for this game. Against the Lakers, since 2022, he averages 1.9 blocks per game and got over his line 67% of the time.
For Austin Reaves, you should look at his 3PTM prop line, set at 1.5 for this game. On his last 10 games, he averages 1.9 3PTM per game and got over 60% of the time.
Tonight he might take advantage of some spacing offered by LeBron’s penetration in the paint or Russell ability to pass.
Best bet for Timberwolves vs Lakers
Betting on the Timberwolves tonight might be the safer bet for this game. Even though there were some changes on the team, the Wolves are still a serious pretender for the NBA title this season.
Anthony Edwards will be even more the 1st scoring option this year and his progression for two season has been incredible. There are many expectations on him for this season and his capacity to lead this team even more.
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