The Los Angeles Lakers are 5-2 ATS following a win and come off a victory at San Antonio, 112-110, as a +12 dog. They have turned things around winning two in a row, and the Lakers are 12-4 ATS on the road against a team with a losing home record. While the Lakers are 10th in the NBA in scoring, Minnesota is 20th in scoring and 29th in points allowed. After ending a six-game skid with a 90-82 home victory over Portland, the Wolves got right back to losing with a 111-92 defeat against Oklahoma City on Friday. This offense has scored 86, 90, and 92 points the last three games. The Timberwolves are on a 4-13-1 ATS run and 4-10 ATS following a loss. When these teams meet the road team is 14-5 ATS, plus the Lakers are 7-2 ATS here in Minnesota. In addition, Minnesota does play some defense at home, 5-1 UNDER the total at home, while the Lakers are on a 5-1 run UNDER the total. Play the Los Angeles Lakers and the Lakers/Timberwolves UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on December 14, 2014 at 10:03AM ET.
NBA
Los Angeles at Minnesota
December 14, 2014
7:05 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Los Angeles -2.5 (-105) (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 213 -105 (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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