The Minnesota Timberwolves (18-17) face the New Orleans Pelicans (7-29) as 4.5-point favorites on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSN.

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Timberwolves vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Timberwolves vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Timberwolves 114 – Pelicans 107

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Spread & Total Prediction for Timberwolves vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 4.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Timberwolves (-7.7)
• Pick OU:

  Over (220.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 221.1

• The Pelicans sport a 14-22-0 ATS record this season compared to the 13-22-0 mark of the Timberwolves.
• New Orleans covers the spread when it is a 4.5-point underdog or more 39.1% of the time. That’s more often than Minnesota covers as a favorite of 4.5 or more (35.3%).
• Minnesota’s games have gone over the total 48.6% of the time this season (17 out of 35), less often than New Orleans’ games have (20 out of 36).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pelicans are 3-24, while the Timberwolves are 16-13 as moneyline favorites.

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

• The Timberwolves have been led by their defense, as they rank fifth-best in the NBA by surrendering just 108 points per game. They rank 22nd in the league in points scored (109.2 per contest).
• This season, Minnesota is grabbing 43.1 boards per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) and allowing 43.1 rebounds per contest (eighth-ranked).
• The Timberwolves are dishing out 24.8 assists per game, which ranks them 22nd in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Minnesota is 21st in the NBA with 15.1 turnovers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 13th with 14.2 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Timberwolves are dominating in terms of three-point shooting, as they rank fifth-best in the league in treys (15.1 per game) and third-best in shooting percentage from downtown (37.9%).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the fifth-worst team in the NBA (107.5 points per game). On defense, they are 25th (117.5 points conceded per game).
• New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds per game (42.6) and fifth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.5).
• The Pelicans are 21st in the league in assists (24.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 16th in the league in turnovers committed (14.1 per game) and 11th in turnovers forced (14.3).
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are third-worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (11.6). And they are fifth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.8%.

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