The Insiders Room's TOP NBA SIDE CONSENSUS: 9-3 RUN!
(NBA) Lakers (LAL) vs. Timberwolves (MIN),
Point Spread: 9.50 | -115.00 Lakers (LAL) (Away)
Result: Loss
6 OUT OF 10 CONSENSUS on the Lakers.

Even without LBJ, we're expecting LA to, at the very least, keep this one close enough to comfortably cover with all the points that it's been afforded in this one.

Minnesota had won four straight a 114-106 loss at Golden State on December 8th. We feel the extra time off between games here will lead to a bit of "rust" for the home side.

LA is off a 107-98 win over Portland and we expect it to carry that momentum over here. The Lakers play with revnege as well after a humbling 109-80 loss here in early December, and note that LA has responded well in this spot for bettors by going 7-3 ATS in its last ten in trying to avenge a SU/ATS road loss as an underdog vs. an opponent.

James' absence is already reflected in this line. We're not calling for an outright upset or anything, but we're definitely expecting a much more competitive battle than what the oddsmakers are trying to lead us to believe.

Grab the points.

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Good luck, TIR