The Minnesota Timberwolves turned the collective heads of the NBA world when they downed the Los Angeles Lakers — in fairly dominant fashion — during the first game of their opening round playoff series. In tonight’s Game 2, Anthony Edwards and the T-Wolves look to stun L.A. once again and steal another game on the road at Crypto.com Arena. If they can pull off the upset, Minnesota can hold all the cards in this series as they head back to the Land of a Thousand Lakes later this week.
DraftKings Sportsbook provides tons of betting options for Game 2 of this Lakers vs. Timberwolves series. For now, let’s focus in on the prop betting market for high-flying shooting guard Anthony Edwards.
Best Anthony Edwards Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Anthony Edwards Over 5.5 Rebounds (-130)
Simply put, this is the safe bet for tonight’s action. So far this season, Edwards has faced off against the Lakers on five separate occasions. The one commonality each of his performances share? He’s tallied at least six rebounds in every single one of those five contests with six boards in three games, seven in another, and eight in Game 1 of this series.
The Lakers lack a real game-changing presence on the glass after shipping Anthony Davis away a couple of months ago. Since then, they rely on a ‘rebounding by committee’ approach with great size across almost every position. Still, they rank 17th in the statistic since the All-Star break and were out-rebounded 44-38 in Game 1 of this series.
Edwards isn’t a stellar rebounder by any means with 5.7 boards per game across the regular season and a career average of 5.3, however, he brings unmatched athleticism and competitive drive to a high-energy playoff environment. He’s unlikely to notch 10 boards, but given his track record on the glass against the Lakers this season, over 5.5 rebounds holds some appeal tonight (though it isn’t exactly an exciting play).
