The 2024-25 NBA season starts on Tuesday, October 22, with two games on the program. We’ve already covered the season opener in our Knicks vs. Celtics preview. Now, it’s time to analyze the Timberwolves vs. Lakers duel, which starts at 10:00 p.m. with live coverage on TNT.
Our prediction is that this is going to be a real banger as both teams want to get the season off to a flying start.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers Odds
| Moneyline | Odds |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves | -130 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | +110 |
| Spread | Odds |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves -2.5 | -110 |
| Los Angeles Lakers +2.5 | -110 |
| Points | Odds |
|---|---|
| Over 224.5 | -110 |
| Under 224.5 | -110 |
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When, Where, and How to Watch?
- Place: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
- Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
- How to Watch: TNT
Minnesota Timberwolves Looking a Bit Different Now
The Minnesota Timberwolves have big ambitions for the 2024-25 season. For the first time in a decade, the Timberwolves are without Karl-Anthony Towns, but they’ve made plenty of very good acquisitions, including Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and Keita Bates-Diop.
Keita Bates-Diop will miss Tuesday’s game due to an injury, but the other two are expected to play. In fact, Randle is likely to start the game.
The 3-time NBA All-Star has a brilliant season behind him, which saw him average 24.0 points per game on average. He also had 9.2 rebounds per game and 5.0 assists. KAT moved from the NY Knicks to Minnesota and Karl-Anthony Towns went the other way around.
Los Angeles Lakers’ New Coach JJ Redick Wants to Start His Tenure With a Win
The Lakers have a new coach, a 40-year-old former shooting guard JJ Redick. This is going to be his first-ever head coach role and his first workday is Tuesday, October 22, when the Lakers welcome the Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Obviously, he’s got no experience, which could be a big problem. Given that he’s only a couple of months younger than LeBron James, it seems that it’s “King James” who’s going to pull all the strings in this team in the 2024-25 NBA.
Speaking of LeBron, he’s going to have his son Bronny by his side this season. Bronny James probably isn’t going to get too much playing time, at least not straight away. Instead, the key men for the Lakers in the early stages of the season will be his dad LeBron, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, etc.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
The boys from Minnesota are favored to win Tuesday’s game and we completely understand why that’s the case. We think they’re the better team, not to mention that the Lakers have an inexperienced coach who’s making his debut in this game.
Pick: Minnesota Timberwolves
