Minnesota Timberwolves

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Expect Points Between Wolves and Pelicans

The best betting angle could be wagering on the totals when the Wolves clash with the Pelicans. Our prediction is for Over 222.5 points to be scored at odds of -110.

Pelicans Beat Wolves in their Last H2H Battle

Minnesota Timberwolves have suffered successive road defeats. Their most recent game was a 108-106 home win at Target Center where they beat LA Clippers. Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, with Naz Reid getting 18 and Donte DiVincenzo 15.

New Orleans Pelicans won their last game 110-98, making it back-to-back successes. This was a road victory at Capital One Arena against Washington Wizards. On the points front, CJ McCollum recorded 25, Trey Murphy 22 and Yves Missi 16.

The Pelicans have won the last two meetings against the Wolves. They triumphed 121-107 at Smoothie King Center and then 117-106 at Target Center. In the previous 10 games between the teams, they have won five apiece.

NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Last 10 Games

4 wins and 6 losses in the past 10 games. The Wolves are averaging 107.7 points, 43.9 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.4 blocks while shooting 45.6% from the field and 76.1% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 114.0 points and 43.5 rebounds per matchup.

Anthony Edwards is averaging 24.1 points and 3.9 (41.9%) 3-pointers made. Rudy Gobert averages 9.4 rebounds and Julius Randle 5.7 assists.

New Orleans Pelicans – Last 10 Games

The Pelicans have won 2 and lost 8 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 113.7 points, 41.5 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 10.0 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field and 80.0% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 120.1 points and 44.9 rebounds.

CJ McCollum is averaging 24.5 points and 3.6 (43.4%) 3-pointers made. Yves Missi has an average of 8.8 rebounds and Dejounte Murray 9.0 assists.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Minnesota Timberwolves lineup: Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle.

New Orleans Pelicans lineup: Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray, Yves Missi.

Expert NBA Analysis

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming action and the respective form of each franchise. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our NBA picks.

Key Timberwolves vs Pelicans stats:

  • The 222.5 line has been covered in all of the last 5 Pelicans games at home.
  • The 222.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Pelicans games.
  • The 222.5 line has been covered in the last 5 Pelicans games at home.
  • The 222.5 line has been covered in the last 4 games between these teams.

Timberwolves vs Pelicans Prediction

These teams are capable of scoring more than 222.5 points in this NBA contest. Therefore, we’re going Over the total line and expect a payout at -110.

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Over 222.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of landing a return. After careful examination, our analysts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. This is why we can recommend this wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Julius Randle Over 5.5 Assists +115 bet365 logo

Julius Randle (Wolves) has recorded Over 5.5 assists in 5 straight games on the road. We’re happy to take him to cover the line at +115, with bettors able to make this Player Assists bet with confidence.

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Jaden McDaniels Under 10.5 Points -112 bet365 logo

Jaden McDaniels (Wolves) has totaled an average of 5.6 points in the past 5 games on the road. There’s every reason to expect a similar outcome here and he’s available at odds of -112 to go below the line.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Bet Builder Tips

Totals Over 221.5
Spread Pelicans +4.5
Player Assists Julius Randle Over 5.5

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Correct Score Prediction

Timberwolves Timberwolves logo 116 - 113 Pelicans logo Pelicans

The Timberwolves are available at huge odds to register a 116-113 victory and they might have the edge. This should be a close contest and there won’t be much between the teams.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Moneyline Odds Suggest Wolves Victory

The Minnesota Timberwolves odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -185 betting favorites to land victory in this NBA game which means a 65% chance of winning. At +154, New Orleans Pelicans are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The current spread is 4.5 and total points is 221.5. The beauty of the Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you fancy Over 221.5, this outcome can be backed at -108.

If you think the Wolves can reach 20 points first, then odds of -145 are available for the favorites to win. On the flip side, the Pelicans are +115 to reach this total before their opponents.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Anthony Edwards Favorite to Score the Most Points

Anthony Edwards is the favorite to score most points. He is priced at -118 to score Over 26.5 points. Alternatively, you can back Under at -114.

Player Points

Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Over 26.5
-118
Under 26.5
-114
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C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)
Over 20.5
-120
Under 20.5
-112
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Julius Randle (Timberwolves)
Over 18.5
-127
Under 18.5
-105
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Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)
Over 17.5
-106
Under 17.5
-127
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Player Assists

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)
Over 7.5
-105
Under 7.5
-127
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Julius Randle (Timberwolves)
Over 5.5
+112
Under 5.5
-149
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Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Over 4.5
-139
Under 4.5
+105
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C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)
Over 4.5
+123
Under 4.5
-164
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Player Rebounds

Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)
Over 11.5
+107
Under 11.5
-141
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Yves Missi (Pelicans)
Over 9.5
-114
Under 9.5
-118
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Julius Randle (Timberwolves)
Over 7.5
+104
Under 7.5
-139
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Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Over 5.5
-100
Under 5.5
-133
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline

  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

Point Spread

Total Points

Total Points

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Anthony Edwards 35 36.34 897 142 25.6 4.1 4.2 5.7 0.6 1.2
Rudy Gobert 35 33.52 354 57 10.1 1.6 - 10.5 1.4 0.6
Julius Randle 35 32.97 687 156 19.6 4.5 1.7 6.9 0.2 0.6

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats & Roster

Player GP MIN TP TA PTS AST 3P REB BLK STL
Trey Murphy 23 34.13 475 62 20.7 2.7 3.1 4.7 0.7 1.2
Dejounte Murray 19 33.67 293 151 15.4 7.9 1.3 6.6 0.5 2.3
CJ McCollum 23 33.73 525 92 22.8 4.0 3.2 3.8 0.5 1.0

Injuries & Suspensions

Minnesota Timberwolves Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Rob Dillingham
Injured

New Orleans Pelicans Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Brandon Ingram
Injured
Trey Murphy
Injured
Jamal Cain
Injured

Starting Lineups

New Orleans Pelicans logo New Orleans Pelicans Confirmed Lineup
1 Zion Williamson
2 Herbert Jones
3 CJ McCollum
5 Dejounte Murray
21 Yves Missi
Minnesota Timberwolves logo Minnesota Timberwolves Confirmed Lineup
0 Donte DiVincenzo
3 Jaden McDaniels
5 Anthony Edwards
27 Rudy Gobert
30 Julius Randle

Previous Minnesota Timberwolves Lineups

06 Jan NBA
Clippers 106-108 Timberwolves
04 Jan NBA
Timberwolves 105-119 Pistons
02 Jan NBA
Celtics 118-115 Timberwolves
31 Dec NBA
Timberwolves 105-113 Thunder
29 Dec NBA
Spurs 110-112 Timberwolves
27 Dec NBA
Timberwolves 113-112 Rockets
25 Dec NBA
Timberwolves 105-99 Mavericks
23 Dec NBA
Timberwolves 104-117 Hawks
21 Dec NBA
Warriors 113-103 Timberwolves
19 Dec NBA
Knicks 133-107 Timberwolves

Previous New Orleans Pelicans Lineups

05 Jan NBA
Pelicans 110-98 Wizards
03 Jan NBA
Wizards 120-132 Pelicans
01 Jan NBA
Pelicans 108-119 Heat
30 Dec NBA
Clippers 116-113 Pelicans
27 Dec NBA
Grizzlies 132-124 Pelicans
26 Dec NBA
Rockets 128-111 Pelicans
22 Dec NBA
Nuggets 132-129 Pelicans
21 Dec NBA
Knicks 104-93 Pelicans
19 Dec NBA
Pelicans 113-133 Rockets
15 Dec NBA
Pelicans 104-119 Pacers

NBA Table Select Season

East Atlantic W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Central W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
East Southeast W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Northwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
West Southwest W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Western Conference W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
NBA W L PCT PPG OPP PPG DIFF Home Road Div Conf Last 10 Strk
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -
  • W = Wins
  • L = Losses
  • PCT = Winning Percentage
  • PPG = Points Per Game
  • OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
  • DIFF = Average Point Differential
  • Home = Home Record
  • Road = Away Record
  • Div = Division Record
  • Conf = Conference Record
  • Last 10 = Record last 10 games
  • Strk = Current Streak