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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The fans at Target Center will be treated to a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Minnesota Timberwolves when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 112-106 result against the Knicks on January 01. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 218 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 112-85 winner at home against the Nets. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (197) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 20-14 SU,19-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 24-8 SU,15-16-1 ATS
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
Minnesota is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Friday, January 5
Minnesota at Houston Friday, January 5