Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans
Let’s get into this battle where the Pelicans are -11.5 point sports book favorites and the over/under is currently at 247.5 total points. The betting public has 68% of their money on New Orleans as the home favorite.
Minnesota comes into this game with the third worst record in the league at 17-42 overall and a miserable 10-20 on the road. They dropped their last two games by double digits to the Magic on Friday and then the Mavericks on Sunday. Karl-Anthony Towns is still ruled out indefinitely due to his wrist injury, so you won’t see him suiting up for this battle. The Timberwolves on the road score an average of 115.2 points per game while defensively give up an average of 115.2 points per game. Minnesota is 3-15 against the spread in their last 18 games and the total has gone over in 5 of the Timberwolves last 6 games.
New Orleans comes into this game three games behind Memphis for their eighth spot in the Western Conference standing at 26-34 overall and 12-18 at home this season, but significantly better with Zion in the lineup then the current records show. Zion had a huge game against the Lakers on Sunday, putting up a career high 35 points to go along with 7 rebounds but still came up short in the 122-114 loss. JJ Redick is still out with his hamstring injury. The Pelicans at home at ranked third in the league putting up an average of 118.2 points per game and on defense give up an average of 117 points per game. New Orleans is 7-2 against the spread in their last 9 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division and the total has gone over in 6 of the Pelicans last 9 games.
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