A critical Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves is set for Sunday afternoon, as L.A. looks to even the series before heading home.
The pregame narrative: Though I don’t expect a lot of scoring overall, both Anthony Edwards and LeBron James look like solid plays to cash a pair of scoring milestones in this +250 SGP.
Check out my Lakers vs. Timberwolves playoff SGP predictions for Game 4 on Sunday, April 27.
Lakers vs. Timberwolves predictions
Parlay: Under 217.5 points | Edwards 25+ points | LeBron 20+ points (+250)
Under 217.5 points (-250): Last time out, these teams combined for 220 points. But that hasn’t been the norm in their matchups this season.
- Unders are 6-1 in this head-to-head matchup this season, and each of those unders went below 217.5 points.
- The average total in Lakers/T-Wolves games this season is 201.4 points.
The Timberwolves and Lakers both wielded top-10 scoring defences this year, so the premium on points when these teams clash makes sense.
During the regular season, neither of their head-to-head matchups in Minnesota even cleared 200 points.
NBA SGP legs
Edwards 25+ points (-180): Edwards is shooting a ton in this series, which is obviously a good thing if you want him to score a bunch of points.
The three-time all-star has attempted 70 shots through three games. That’s 24 more than anyone else on Minnesota (Jaden McDaniels is next at 46).
Through 30 career playoff games, Edwards is averaging 27.5 points on 20.6 shots.
He’s coming off a 29-point outing and has now hit on this bet in eight of 14 home playoff games.
LeBron 20+ points (-265): Though it was in a losing effort, LeBron put on a scoring clinic in Game 3 that reminded everyone what the ageless wonder is still capable of.
The King finished with 38 points on 13-of-21 shooting (5-of-9 from 3-point range). That comes after he scored 19 and 21 points, respectively, in Games 1 and 2.
A 20-point milestone is still very much in play on a nightly basis for LeBron at this stage of his career.
Since 2023, he has 20-plus points in 22 of 24 playoff games.
Lakers vs. Timberwolves predictions made at 3:20 p.m. ET 04/26/2025.
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