The Minnesota Timberwolves host a Los Angeles Lakers team playing their second game in as many nights.
The pregame narrative: Even though L.A. is in the second half of a back-to-back, I like the Lakers to cover a teased-up spread. To round out the parlay, I’m including prop picks on Anthony Davis and Anthony Edwards.
Check out my Lakers vs. Timberwolves same-game parlay predictions for Dec. 2.
Lakers vs. Timberwolves predictions
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Parlay: Lakers +11.5 + Davis over 25.5 points + Edwards over 3.5 threes (+285)
Lakers +11.5 (-175): Minnesota’s inconsistencies this season have been confusing and I don’t expect a turnaround against the Lakers.
The T-Wolves are 3-7 in their last 10 games and those three wins came by a combined eight points.
In contrast, the Lakers have been a much better team in the early portion of the season. They are 12-8 and 5-5 on the road.
Do I think the Lakers will win? Maybe. But I’m much more confident this game will be close no matter who comes out victorious.
L.A. is dealing with injuries to the likes of Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell but Davis and LeBron James are healthy which is monumentally more important to this leg.
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Davis over 25.5 points (-152): On opening night, I was all over Davis’ point prop and I’m going back to the well in the second meeting.
He finished that game with 36 points and has a strong recent history against Minnesota:
- The star big man cleared this line in six straight games vs. the T-Wolves where he didn’t leave early with an injury.
- Davis averaged 33.8 points per game across those six contests.
Rudy Gobert is an elite rim defender but it’s clear he can’t compete with Davis’ guard-like footwork away from the basket.
If Reaves and Russell are ruled out, the Lakers will rely on AD even more than they already do. He is averaging 28.6 points per game.
Edwards over 3.5 threes (-150): As long as Edwards keeps chucking up shots, I’ll keep backing this line.
The sharpshooter has made four-plus threes in 15 of 19 games this season. It’s unsurprising as he leads the league in 3-pointers made (89) on the third most attempts (208).
The fact that he’s shooting with that kind of volume from deep and hitting threes at a 42.8% clip is enough to keep running back to this prop.
In the season opener against the Lakers, Edwards shot 5-of-13 from deep.
Picks made at 1:25 p.m. on 12/02/24.
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Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.