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.

Austin Reaves swished the 12-foot winner in the lane right before the buzzer to finish with 28 points and lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-115 victory after the Minnesota Timberwolves had taken the lead with a late 14-2 run.

Despite a 20-PT comeback from Minnesota to take a 115-114 lead with one possession remaining, Austin Reaves makes a game-winning jump shot from the middle of the paint as the Lakers defeat the Timberwolves,

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Lakers blow a 20-point lead before Austin Reaves hits the game-winner in victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers are 1-1 since Luka Doncic went down with multiple injuries, but they’ll get a break on Wednesday against the Minnesota

With Luka Doncic and LeBron James out injured, not to mention guards Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent, it’s felt a little like Austin Reaves against the world when watching the Lakers’ offense. Other teams are loading up on him and pressuring him all over the court, and that is taking a physical toll.

Defense and point guard play are two major issues for the Wolves, who lost to a Lakers team missing LeBron James and Luka Dončić.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their offseason addition, Marcus Smart, for their matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Smart will mi