Timberwolves vs. Lakers Prediction, Odds, Picks - Oct. 24

The Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) face the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) on October 24, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. Friday's matchup between the Timberwolves and the Lakers features the Timberwolves as close 1.5-point favorites. The over/under is 225.5 points for the game.

Check out everything you need to know about the Timberwolves-Lakers game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Timberwolves vs. Lakers Game Information, TV Channel & Odds

• When: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
• TV: Amazon Prime Video
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Timberwolves vs. Lakers Prediction

ATS Pick: Timberwolves (- 1.5)
O/U Pick: Over (225.5)
Score Prediction: Timberwolves 126 - Lakers 104

Timberwolves vs. Lakers Betting Insights

• The Timberwolves and their opponents combined to score more than 225.5 points in 39 of 82 games last season.
• The Lakers combined with their opponents to score more than 225.5 points in 41 of 82 games last season.
• The teams combined to score 227.7 points per game last season, 2.2 more points than the total for this matchup.
• Opponents of these two teams combined to average 221.5 points per game last year, four fewer points than this contest's total.
• Timberwolves contests last season had an average total of 221.6, 3.9 fewer points than this game's over/under.
• Lakers outings last year had a 226.3-point average over/under, 0.8 more points than this game's total.

Timberwolves Recent Trends

• Minnesota went 39-42-1 ATS last season.
• Minnesota covered the spread 24 times last season (24-34-1 ATS) when playing as at least a 1.5-point favorite.
• Minnesota's games hit the over 45 out of 82 times last season.
• Last year, the 114.3 points per game the Timberwolves averaged were just 2.1 more points than the Lakers gave up (112.2).
• Minnesota had a 28-17 record against the spread and a 34-11 record overall last season when scoring more than 112.2 points.
• The Timberwolves made 46.8% of their shots from the field last season, which was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Lakers allowed to their opponents (46.3%).
• At home last season, the Timberwolves had a worse record against the spread (17-23-1) compared to their ATS record on the road (22-19-0).
• At home last year, Minnesota went over the total 61% of the time (25 of 41 games). Minnesota hit the over in 48.8% of road games (20 of 41 contests).
• The Timberwolves fared better as a moneyline favorite at home last year, putting up a home record of 23-13 home record, compared to going 17-10 in road games.

Timberwolves Recent Stats

Timberwolves Leaders

• Anthony Edwards' numbers last season were 27.6 points, 5.7 boards and 4.5 assists per contest. He also sank 44.7% of his shots from the field and 39.5% from 3-point range, with an average of 4.1 triples (second in league).
• Julius Randle recorded 18.7 points, 7.1 boards and 4.7 assists per game last season. He also posted 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks.
• Rudy Gobert's stats last season included 12 points, 10.9 boards and 1.8 assists per game. He drained 66.9% of his shots from the floor (third in NBA).
• Naz Reid's numbers last season were 14.2 points, 6 boards and 2.3 assists per game. He sank 46.2% of his shots from the floor and 37.9% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.2 triples.
• Jaden McDaniels collected 12.2 points, 5.7 boards and 2 assists per contest, plus 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks.

Timberwolves Player Props

Lakers Recent Trends

• The Lakers covered 45 times in 82 games with a spread last season.
• As a 1.5-point underdog or greater, Los Angeles went 18-14-1 against the spread last season.
• The Lakers and their opponents combined to go over the point total 41 out of 82 times last year.
• The Lakers' 113.4 points per game last year were only 4.1 more points than the 109.3 the Timberwolves gave up.
• Los Angeles put together a 38-13-2 ATS record and a 40-13 overall record last season in games it scored more than 109.3 points.
• The Lakers' 47.9% shooting percentage from the field last season was 1.9 percentage points higher than the Timberwolves allowed to their opponents (46%).
• The Lakers' winning percentage against the spread at home last season was .659 (27-14-0). Away, it was .439 (18-21-2).
• In terms of the over/under, Los Angeles' games finished over 20 of 41 times at home (48.8%) and 21 of 41 away (51.2%) last season.
• Last season the Lakers went 24-7 at home as moneyline favorites (.774 winning percentage). Away they went 11-7 (.611).

Lakers Recent Stats

Lakers Leaders

• LeBron James put up 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game last season.
• Austin Reaves knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest a season ago.
• Luka Doncic averaged 1.8 steals per game, while Jaxson Hayes notched 0.9 blocks per contest.

Lakers Player Props

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