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Mar 10, 2026 , 12:59 PM ET
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Farmer’s Prediction: Timberwolves and Lakers struggle to score.
Photo By – Reuters Connect. Rudy Gobert challenges a shot against the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves laid an absolute egg on Saturday, a loss that should refocus them to such an extent that it should worry the Los Angeles Lakers tonight.
My Timberwolves vs. Lakers predictions and these NBA picks recognize Minnesota’s greatest edge in this matchup on Tuesday, March 10.
Timberwolves vs Lakers prediction
Timberwolves vs Lakers best bet: Under 234.0 (-110)
When the Minnesota Timberwolves dispatched the Los Angeles Lakers with ease in last year’s first round, it was largely a credit to how easily their defense mitigated the Lakers’ post game. Removing rim runners from Luka Doncic’s peripheral vision reduces Doncic’s overall effectiveness.
Thus, LA fell short of 105 points in four of the five games.
As Minnesota’s offense currently undergoes fits and starts, the best bet tonight should be doubting both it and Doncic’s ability to find teammates. A few botched drives because Jaxon Hayes and DeAndre Ayton cannot capitalize should be enough to doom this total.
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Timberwolves vs Lakers same-game parlay
While these two met in the second game of the season, and Doncic tallied eight assists, that has been his only chance against the Timberwolves since last postseason. In those five games, Doncic averaged 5.8 assists. Minnesota knows how to slow his tosses to big men like DeAndre Ayton.
Timberwolves vs Lakers SGP
Under 234
Luka Doncic Under 7.5 assists
DeAndre Ayton Under 8.5 points
Our “from downtown” SGP: Gobert’s control
Rudy Gobert’s defense needs to become a Minnesota emphasis, and oftentimes, the Timberwolves reward his defense with added offense, part of how Gobert cleared this prop in each of his last two games.
Timberwolves vs Lakers SGP
Under 234
Luka Doncic Under 7.5 assists
DeAndre Ayton Under 8.5 points
Rudy Gobert Over 10.5 points
Timberwolves vs Lakers odds
Spread: Timberwolves -3 | Lakers +3
Moneyline: Timberwolves -150 | Lakers +125
Over/Under: Over 234 | Under 234
Timberwolves vs Lakers betting trend to know
Minnesota’s last five games have all gone Under their totals and by an average of 22.3 points. Find more NBA betting trends for Timberwolves vs. Lakers.
How to watch Timberwolves vs Lakers
Location
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Date
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Tip-off
11:00 p.m. ET
TV
NBC
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Douglas Farmer spends his days thinking about college football and his nights thinking about the NBA. His betting habits and coverage follow that same pattern. He covered Notre Dame football for various outlets from 2008 to 2024, most notably spending eight seasons as NBC Sports’ beat writer on the Irish. That was also when his gambling focus took off. Knowing there were veteran beat writers with three decades more experience than he had, Douglas found his niche by best recognizing Notre Dame’s standing in each year’s national landscape, a complex tapestry most easily understood and remembered via betting odds.
In 2021, that interest created a freelance opportunity with Covers, a role that eventually led to Douglas joining the company full-time in 2023. In the fall, Douglas will place five or six dozen bets each week, a disproportionate amount via BetRivers because the operator tends to have lines slightly different than the rest of the market. The same can be said of Circa Sports’ futures markets.
While Douglas is an avid NBA fan and covers the league throughout the year, the vast majority of his bets are on college football, because that is the biggest key to sports betting: Know what you do not know.
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