Timberwolves vs Lakers

The Minnesota Timberwolves (3-2) close out their three-game homestand on Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers (0-4).

(G-League Two-Way), and Cole Swider (G-League Two-Way) are OUT. Anthony Davis (Low Back Tightness), and Russell Westbrook (Left Hamstring Soreness) are QUESTIONABLE. - Wolves: Kyle Anderson (Back Spasms) is QUESTIONABLE.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Lakers at Target Center on Friday night. Here's what you should know about the game.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will return to action Sunday evening at 7:00 pm ET as they travel to San Antonio for one more October matchup with the Spurs. Like the Lakers’ other opponents, this is something the Timberwolves should look to exploit in a big way. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers will be renewing a Western Conference rivalry that produced more than a few fun and memorable moments last season. Their 22.3% mark from beyond the arc as a team ranks as not just the worst in the NBA, but the second-worst by any team in the first four games of a season all-time. Minnesota earned a hard-fought playoff berth and pushed the Western Conference’s second seed to six games before massively improving their roster in the summer. The latest odds from FanDuel Sportsbook have Minnesota as -8.5 point favorites against the spread.

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves on October 28. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

They managed just 106 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday and are still figuring out how best to utilize Gobert and Towns in unison. [free NBA betting picks and predictions](https://www.covers.com/nba/picks) for [Lakers vs. It’s still early, of course, but Los Angeles is on pace to finish with the worst shooting percentage since the 2014-15 Philadelphia 76ers, a team that produced just 18 wins. The total for this game opened at 227.5 and has since been bet up to 229.5 at most shops. Minnesota has also been far better at generating second-chance opportunities thanks to the length and activity of Russell has already scored 20 points or more in three of his five games and is on pace to finish with the highest effective field goal percentage of his eight-year career. Those strong performances resulted in a pair of wins for the Wolves. DLo is averaging 17.1 points per game this season, and that number would be considerably higher were it not for a quiet outing against the Thunder in which he logged just 25 minutes and focused mainly on his facilitation. It was a similar story for Steph Curry, who had 33 points in 33 minutes and treated the Lakers' perimeter defenders as if they were little more than traffic cones. The Wolves are 3-2 on the season and are riding high after a convincing 12-point win over the surprisingly-pesky San Antonio Spurs. lost its fourth game of the season on Wednesday night, falling 110-99 on the road to the Denver Nuggets. Only nine teams in NBA history have begun the season 0-4 and still made the playoffs.