The LA Lakers (2-2) face the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) Wednesday. Tip-off from Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is set for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Lakers vs. Timberwolves odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night thanks to an electrifying Austin Reaves buzzer-beater and improved to 3-2 on the year.

The LA Lakers are off to a respectable 3-2 start in the 2025-26 NBA season. LA would have preferred a better run had it not been for injuries.

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For the Lakers' game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, Los Angeles has seven players on the injury report.

For five games, the Timberwolves defense hasn’t been what they or fans have been accustomed to seeing. But Wednesday night, after erasing a 20-point Lakers lead in the second half, all the Wolves needed was one stop while up by one with 10.

Here's what you need to know about the NBA game between the Timberwolves and the Lakers, including broadcast information and start time.

A pair of key Los Angeles Lakers contributors could rejoin the injury-plagued squad in time for its Wednesday rematch against the Minnesota Timberwolves, agains