With their first-round NBA playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves tied 1-1, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to need star forward LeBron James at his

Minnesota opened as a 1.5-point home favorite against Los Angeles, but this spread has been bet up to Minnesota -3. The Timberwolves are -153 (bet $153 to win $100) on the money line, according to SportsLine consensus, while the Lakers are +128 (bet $100 to win $128) underdogs.

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 1 of their first-round playoff series to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 117-95. LeBron James go