The Lakers are coming into this game with a 17-15 this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 5 of their last 7 games and they do have a good win against the Thunder in that span, but their only other win came at home against the Hornets. They have been awful on the road this season as well as they are 6-11 on the road and they have been dealing with injuries to LeBron and AD so if those two are able to play, they are still playing through injuries. They are going up against a Timberwolves team that is 23-7 this season and is currently sitting at the top of the Western Conference. They have been playing very well recently as they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 6 of their last 8 games, their only 2 losses in that span coming against the 76ers and the Thunder on the road in both games. The Timberwolves have been much better at home this season as they are 13-1 there and they have a lot of quality wins against good teams in the NBA over the last few weeks. The Timberwolves have been playing much better than the Lakers recently and they will be hungry to win this game at home and keep extending their lead at the top of the Western Conference with 2 very strong teams in their own division behind them. The Timberwolves will cover the spread in this game.