Lakers vs. Timberwolves Preview: Playoff Series Analysis

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00:00Luka Doncic, LeBron James in the Los Angeles Lakers.

00:04That should be a recipe for playoff success.

00:08The Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that reached the Western Conference Finals a season ago

00:13and was booked as the series outright favorite before Luka Doncic had other ideas

00:19playing for the Dallas Mavericks.

00:21This time around, it's LA.

00:23Booked now nearly as a $2 favorite to win this series outright.

00:27We expect it to go the distance to get to seven games.

00:31Minnesota is getting a game and a half as the series underdog in that series spread.

00:37Your initial thought, DRS, on this series between the Lakers and the T-Wolves is what?

00:42Two things.

00:43I do think the Lakers are the better basketball team, and they're a veteran team here,

00:47Luka Doncic and LeBron James, which means you're going to get extra rest time,

00:50which is always a big factor for me, and I love that.

00:53Also understand this.

00:54Home court advantage makes a big difference no matter where you play.

00:58So you're going to take a look at the Lakers being home.

00:59They make sense.

01:00So I just told you, the Lakers, I think, win the series.

01:03I think I like the matchup here between the two teams and it's home court,

01:06but you know what I don't like?

01:07Lange, a minus 196 price on the Lakers to actually win this series.

01:11So it's sort of like, yeah, we like them.

01:13Like a high, let's just say you have a football game, right?

01:1513 and a half points spread.

01:15Yeah, I like the team to win the game.

01:16I don't know if they can cover the 13 and a half.

01:19That's the feeling that I have because if the expectations are we have a longer series

01:23and I get close to a two-to-one price there that I have to lay, I'm like, you know what?

01:26I don't know about that because I don't think the Lakers win this series, Ben, in five games,

01:31which means six plus.

01:32I don't know if I want to lay the minus 196, even if I do think the Lakers do win this series.

01:36LeBron rested.

01:37Luka rested.

01:38Very good home court advantage.

01:40All adds up.

01:41I just don't like the price that I'm going to have to lay for the Lakers to win the series

01:44at close to a two-to-one.