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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -8.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 238.
New Orleans was a 103-93 loser in its last match at home against the Heat. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 196 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 135-102 loser as they battled the Hornets at home. The Timberwolves failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 237 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 7-29 SU,14-21-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 15-21 SU,15-21 ATS
New Orleans is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans's last 14 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Portland Saturday, March 13
New Orleans home to Cleveland Friday, March 12