Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction: another win for the home team?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 28. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Los Angeles Lakers

After resuming the regular season, the team has already played four games and started this stretch with an unexpected 97-100 home loss to Charlotte. From there, however, the Lakers have been on a winning streak. First, Los Angeles without Luka Doncic beat Portland on the road (110:102), and then in brilliant style beat Denver on the road (123-100), and in the last game of the season they beat Doncic's former team Dallas (107-99).

Obviously, now that LeBron James has joined forces with Luka Doncic, the Lakers have a very powerful roster and a real chance to compete for the championship. The tournament position of the Lakers confirms this thesis. As a result of their winning streak, the Lakers have moved closer to the top-4 of the Western Conference and are currently in fifth place with a 35-21 win-loss record.

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Timberwolves played their previous two games against Western Conference leader Oklahoma and survived the tough test. At first, Chris Finch's team failed to cope with the Thunder at home - 123:130, but then took revenge on the road. Minnesota was trailing by more than 20 points before the fourth quarter, but made one of the most powerful comebacks in the league, eventually taking the win in overtime - 131:128 (121:121).

Minnesota now has a total of 32 wins and 27 losses since the start of the regular season. Located on the seventh line in the standings, the Timberwolves are 1.0 wins behind the top-6.

H2H Meetings

Minnesota has beaten the Los Angeles Lakers in two out of three games in this championship.

Betting Stats

• 6 out of 8 previous face-to-face meetings of rivals remained for Minnesota.
• In all three face-to-face meetings this season, the teams have not broken the total of 225 points.
• In 3 out of 4 previous matches, the Lakers have not crossed the 115-point mark.
• Minnesota has scored more than 110 points in four consecutive matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Not once this season the rivals have not beaten the total put up for the upcoming meeting, and this moment we consider here a good reason to bet on the total less. In addition, Minnesota has one of the best defenses of the season, while the Los Angeles Lakers have added significantly in this regard recently.

As for the outcome, we're going to assume another win for Los Angeles. After signing Luka Doncic, the Lakers look really powerful and it won't be a sensation if they continue to win consistently.

Total Under 226.5 for 1.91

Total Under 226.5 for 2.05

Handicap 1 (-5.5) for 1.78