{"id":342992,"date":"2025-04-29T16:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=342992"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:56:28","slug":"timberwolves-vs-lakers-prop-picks-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/timberwolves-vs-lakers-prop-picks-game-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves vs. Lakers prop picks Game 5: Bet on Anthony Edwards and Austin Reaves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves meet for a potential series-deciding game on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> After splitting the first two games, Minnesota took care of business at home and now has Los Angeles on the brink of elimination. I&#8217;m looking for each team&#8217;s shooting guard \u2014 Anthony Edwards and Austin Reaves \u2014 to produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Timberwolves vs. Lakers prop picks for Game 5 of the opening round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timberwolves vs. Lakers prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report-news\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\"><strong>NBA player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\"><strong>NBA standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Edwards over 6.5 rebounds (-118)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edwards flexed his scoring muscles on Sunday, exploding for 43 points. He also secured nine rebounds, which isn&#8217;t as flashy but just as important in a 3-point win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing with hustle is a prerequisite to being a great rebounder, and Edward has that in spades. Take a look at what he&#8217;s done over the past two postseasons on the glass:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7.2 rebounds\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5+ rebounds in 17 of 20 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7+ rebounds in 12 of 20 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every inch of the court should be contested in Game 5, including under the basket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing at 6-foot-4, Edwards isn&#8217;t a giant. But neither is anyone getting big minutes for L.A., and Edwards has a superhuman vertical that allows him to literally rise above the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s cleared this line in three of four games this series while landing on six rebounds in the outlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Los Angeles allowed the seventh-most rebounds per game to shooting guards over the last 30 days of the regular season, according to Fantasy Pros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 5 prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reaves over 24.5 points and rebounds (-112):<\/strong> Reaves has really blossomed into a special player for the Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The undrafted shooting guard posted career highs in points (20.2), rebounds (4.5) and assists (5.8) this season, with efficient 3-point shooting and stingy defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luka Doncic and LeBron James are the top dogs in L.A., but Reaves is the type of player who can push a team into championship territory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s 1-3 against this line so far, but finished with exactly 24 PR in Game 4. And he only played 35 minutes after getting into foul trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on home court, I&#8217;m expecting a tidier game from the playoff-seasoned guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also encouraged to see that Reaves&#8217; 3-point volume \u2014 and efficiency \u2014 went way up on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Games 1 &amp; 2:<\/strong> 3-of-14 from deep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Games 3 &amp; 4:<\/strong> 10-of-23 from deep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Scoring is the easiest way to rack up counting stats, and I&#8217;m banking on Reaves continuing to help in other ways. He&#8217;s had five-plus rebounds in three straight games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Timberwolves vs. Lakers prop picks made at 4:16 p.m. ET 04\/29\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves meet for a potential series-deciding game on Wednesday night. 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