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Timberwolves vs. Lakers Game 1 Player Props & NBA Prop Bet Odds Today: Best Bets for NBA Playoffs
Pictured: Los Angeles Lakers Rui Hachimura, LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and forward Dorian Finney-Smith. Photo by Jerome Miron via Imagn Images.

Today's four-pack of NBA Playoffs games wraps up tonight when the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves and No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers open their series at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The star-studded Western Conference showdown featuring Luka Doncic, LeBron James, and Anthony Edwards gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC).

The Lakers are 4-point betting favorites and roughly -185 on the moneyline at our best sports betting sites, with the total set at 216.5. As part of our NBA picks, my Timberwolves vs. Lakers player props view Luka Doncic as a motivated figure.

📺 Game info & where to watch Timberwolves vs. Lakers live today

📅 Date: Saturday, April 19
🕗 Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
📍 Location: crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles)
📺 TV: ABC
💻 Streaming: Fubo

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💰 Timberwolves vs. Lakers prop bet picks for Game 1

✅ Luka Doncic prop bet pick: Over 44.5 points + rebounds + assists (-120 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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LeBron James prop bet pick: Under 14.5 rebounds + assists (-110 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Anthony Edwards prop bet pick: Over 5.5 assists (+118 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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🔥 Luka Doncic Over 44.5 points + rebounds + assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Doncic has been on a scoring binge heading into the playoffs, notching 84 total points over his last two regular-season games. A good portion of Doncic’s value on player props, though, typically comes from his ability to contribute across the board statistically.

There’s not any additional value in riding his PRA total Over compared to isolating a rebounds + assists prop Over 15.5 compared to a PRA line of 44.5 (and rising as the game approaches), because the ability for Doncic to go thermo-nuclear in the scoring category alone can often be a great way to see the PRA prop cash.

🔢 Luka Doncic player prop bet odds

🔥 LeBron James Under 14.5 rebounds + assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐

LeBron, on the other hand, could establish more of a scoring presence in Game 1 while leaving the stat sheet-stuffing to Luka. While James has averaged 16.0 rebounds + assists on the season, we’ve seen his contributions outside the scoring department dip in recent weeks.

James has gone Under his rebounds + assists prop line of 14.5 in eight straight games. Although there’s an opportunity for James to ramp it back up for the playoffs, I see Doncic’s all-around role as a focal point for the Lakers, which could leave James short in these secondary statistical categories.

🔢 LeBron James player prop bet odds

🔥 Anthony Edwards Over 5.5 assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Assists aren’t a particular point of emphasis for the Minnesota offense. It averages 26.0 assists per game, ranking in the middle of the pack in the league in the category. But we could see the Timberwolves finding more passing lanes against the Lakers in Game 1 - after all, Doncic isn’t necessarily here for his defense. Just ask Nico Harrison.

While assists isn’t the first stat that comes to mind when you think about Edwards, there’s a fun angle here that sees plus-money odds to slightly exceed his season assists average in this favorable matchup.

After he racked up five assists in consecutive games before the playoffs, I’m chasing this elevated total at 5.5 assists, believing there’s a reason the line is pushed up for Edwards entering this series.

🔢 Anthony Edwards player prop bet odds

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