The Lakers looked, impressed and performed as one of the oldest teams in the NBA on Saturday night, bringing an embarrassing loss to the Minnesota Timber Wolves.
Coach JJ Redick’s group is still in their massive favorite Tuesday night Tuesday afternoon when Cathals Sportsbook lists Los Angeles as a 5.5-point favorite.
The Lakers pull out the series at -260, 1-1. A dramatic rise from the odds on the 1-180 money line they had for a retreat.
Even if the odds makers believe in rebounds, Los Angeles has a ton of work to do to improve from the 117-95 shellac that they received just three days ago.
Do you think the Lake Show will get back on track on Tuesday night?
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Timberwolves vs. Lakers Game 2 Predictions
The Lakers played next to the defense next door on Saturday night, allowing Thetimberwolves to shoot an obscene 50% (21 out of 42) from the 3-point range.
Jason Timpf from Volume had a great movie room style breakdown What went wrong for Los Angeles, most of it starts with a lot of issues with strength and game plan.
Redick attacked Rudy Gobert on the Lakers with a quarantine style off-dribble matchup.
The real way the Lakers win this game, the series is to crush Mike Conley and Donte Divinsenzo on the defensive side of the ball.
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If the Lakers can hunt those guys and have role players make open jump shots, that would be a good first step to gaining victory.
Luka Doncic was far from this issue for the Lakers, and was hoping he would take care of his teammates and set up for an open jump shot.
Still, this line is impossible to get excited when betting on the Lakers.
My model has a predictive score of 106.54-104.1, in favor of the Lakers as the underdog with Timberwolves at 2.4 points.
The current line at 5.5 appears to mean a massive variance of positive free throws for the Lakers.
I can’t get there, and after what I saw in Game 1, there’s no way I’ll bet on the Lakers.
Game 2 is full of pressure and I’m worried that the Lakers will collapse soon.
Pick: Timberwolves Moneyline (+210, Caesars Sportsbook)
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