The 2024-2025 NBA season kicks off on Tuesday when the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Minnesota has reached the postseason in each of the past three seasons, while Los Angeles has made the playoffs in two consecutive seasons. Minnesota was 56-26 in 2023-24, while Los Angeles was 47-35.

Tip-off from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:00 PM ET. The SportsLine consensus has Minnesota as the 1.5-point favorite in the latest Timberwolves vs. Lakers, while the over/under for total points scored is 222.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page) .

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The model knows that Minnesota shooting guard Anthony Edwards is leading the offense. The top pick in the 2020 NBA Draft led the Timberwolves in scoring last season, averaging 25.9 points per game in 79 games, including 78 starts. He also averaged 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 35.1 minutes of action. The two-time NBA All-Star scored a career-high 51 points in a 130-121 win over the Washington Wizards last April 9.

The model also knows that veteran small forward LeBron James, who is entering his 22nd season, is one of the Lakers’ many offensive weapons. He led Los Angeles in scoring with 25.7 points per game, along with averaging 8.3 assists, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 35.3 minutes of action. In 71 regular season games, James made 54% of his field goals, including 41% from three-point range, and 75% of his free throws. James enters the season just 33 steals away from Scottie Pippen (2,307) for seventh all-time.

The model has simulated Timberwolves vs. Lakers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model leans forward on the point total, and it says one side of the spread has hits in almost 60% of simulations!

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