We've got another exciting Western Conference contest on Thursday's NBA schedule as the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves. Los Angeles is 35-21 overall and 20-7 at home, while Minnesota is 32-27 overall and 16-13 on the road. The Timberwolves have won two of three meetings against the Lakers this season and the home team has won all three of their matchups. 

Tipoff is set for 10:30 p.m. Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. The Lakers are favored by 5.5 points in the latest Timberwolves vs. Lakers odds, according to the SportsLine consensus. The over/under is 228 points. Before entering any Lakers vs. Timberwolves picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 19 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-106 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It's also an outstanding 18-10 (64%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following could have seen HUGE returns!

The model has simulated Timberwolves vs. Lakers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that hits well over 50% of the time!

So who wins Lakers vs. Timberwolves, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its NBA picks!