LeBron James scored 38 points, but Minnesota overcame it with three scorers with at least 22 points as it beat the Lakers 116-104 in Game 3. Jaden McDaniels had a career playoff-high 30 points, Anthony Edwards added 29 and Julius Randle 22 for the Timberwolves, who are 10-3 ATS their past 13 games against Western Conference teams. Minnesota has won five straight home games against Los Angeles and it is on an 8-4 ATS run overall. The Lakers are 4-9 ATS their past 13 road games and the Timberwolves have covered eight of their past nine first round games. Minnesota has gone UNDER seven straight following a win, five in a row after winning by at least 10 points. Six of the past seven meetings have stayed UNDER and Minnesota has allowed an average of only 97.8 points its past five games. Take the Timberwolves and the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on April 27, 2025 at 11:47AM ET.
Los Angeles at Minnesota
April 27, 2025
2 units on Minnesota -2.5 (-109) (risk 2 to return 3.83)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 209 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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