Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 10/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ESPN

The Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (2-2) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Lakers played the Trail Blazers and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-108 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 19 and the Trail Blazers racked up 17 personal fouls. They made 14 out of their 43 shots from downtown. Portland finished 93.3% at the free throw line by making 14 of 15 tries. Moreover, Portland had 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Portland earned 24 assists and had 12 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the field on 47 of 103 shooting. They also recorded 23 dimes for this contest while creating 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 21 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 46.5% field goal percentage (40 out of 86) and made 7 out of their 27 3-point shots.

Austin Reaves is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. Reaves ended up going 59.1% from the field and distributed 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and totaled 4 boards. He left the arena with 41 points on 13 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this game with a win-loss mark of 2-2 for the season. They are averaging 118.0 points per outing (15th in the league) while going 52.0% from the floor. The Lakers are hitting 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (35 of 113) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 41.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 98 assists this year, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 18.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.3 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 24.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 104 relinquished this season. The Lakers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (171 of 370) and they surrender 42.3 boards per game as a squad. They concede 37.8% on shots from distance and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.8).

In their last game, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 127-114 when they played the Nuggets. Concerning team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Denver to snag 39 overall (9 offensive). They finished 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 13 out of 26 and ended up shooting 22 out of 25 from the free throw line (88.0%). The Timberwolves permitted the Nuggets to make 46 of 88 tries from the floor which had them shooting 52.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Timberwolves shot 40 out of 85 from the field which had them shooting 47.1%. Regarding shots from distance, Minnesota knocked down 10 of 32 attempts (31.3%). They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 82.8%. The Nuggets committed 24 personal fouls for the game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Timberwolves earned 22 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup.

Jaden McDaniels ended up being important for the Timberwolves for this contest. He knocked down 10 of 16 in this matchup giving him a rate of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. McDaniels tallied 25 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 2-2 this season. The Timberwolves have committed 25.5 personal fouls every game and they go 75.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 20.8 times per game (27th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per game. Minnesota has accounted for 456 pts this season (114.0 per game) and they average 41.5 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Timberwolves are shooting 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 14th in the league.

The Minnesota defense allows 38.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (52 of 137) and opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 24.8 dimes and 43.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 14th and 13th in the league. The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 19th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 119.8. They are able to force 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (18th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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