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Lakers vs. Timberwolves Preview: Playoff Series Analysis
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4/15/2025
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00:00
Luka Doncic, LeBron James in the Los Angeles Lakers.
00:04
That should be a recipe for playoff success.
00:08
The Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that reached the Western Conference Finals a season ago
00:13
and was booked as the series outright favorite before Luka Doncic had other ideas
00:19
playing for the Dallas Mavericks.
00:21
This time around, it's LA.
00:23
Booked now nearly as a $2 favorite to win this series outright.
00:27
We expect it to go the distance to get to seven games.
00:31
Minnesota is getting a game and a half as the series underdog in that series spread.
00:37
Your initial thought, DRS, on this series between the Lakers and the T-Wolves is what?
00:42
Two things.
00:43
I do think the Lakers are the better basketball team, and they're a veteran team here,
00:47
Luka Doncic and LeBron James, which means you're going to get extra rest time,
00:50
which is always a big factor for me, and I love that.
00:53
Also understand this.
00:54
Home court advantage makes a big difference no matter where you play.
00:58
So you're going to take a look at the Lakers being home.
00:59
They make sense.
01:00
So I just told you, the Lakers, I think, win the series.
01:03
I think I like the matchup here between the two teams and it's home court,
01:06
but you know what I don't like?
01:07
Lange, a minus 196 price on the Lakers to actually win this series.
01:11
So it's sort of like, yeah, we like them.
01:13
Like a high, let's just say you have a football game, right?
01:15
13 and a half points spread.
01:15
Yeah, I like the team to win the game.
01:16
I don't know if they can cover the 13 and a half.
01:19
That's the feeling that I have because if the expectations are we have a longer series
01:23
and I get close to a two-to-one price there that I have to lay, I'm like, you know what?
01:26
I don't know about that because I don't think the Lakers win this series, Ben, in five games,
01:31
which means six plus.
01:32
I don't know if I want to lay the minus 196, even if I do think the Lakers do win this series.
01:36
LeBron rested.
01:37
Luka rested.
01:38
Very good home court advantage.
01:40
All adds up.
01:41
I just don't like the price that I'm going to have to lay for the Lakers to win the series
01:44
at close to a two-to-one.
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