The Minnesota Timberwolves (18-17) take the court against 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.
• As a 4.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, New Orleans is 9-14 against the spread compared to the 6-11 ATS record Minnesota puts up as a 4.5-point favorite.
• New Orleans and its opponents have exceeded the over/under 55.6% of the time this season (20 out of 36). That’s more often than Minnesota and its opponents have (17 out of 35).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Timberwolves are 16-13, a better record than the Pelicans have put up (3-24) as moneyline underdogs.

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

• The Timberwolves own a top-five defense this year, ranking fifth-best in the league with 108 points allowed per game. Offensively, they rank 22nd with 109.2 points scored per contest.
• Minnesota is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per game (23rd-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 43.1 rebounds per contest (eighth-ranked).
• So far this season, the Timberwolves rank 22nd in the league in assists, averaging 24.8 per game.
• Minnesota is averaging 15.1 turnovers per game (21st-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (13th-ranked).
• The Timberwolves have been shining when it comes to three-point shooting this season, ranking fifth-best in the NBA in threes per game (15.1) and third-best in three-point percentage (37.9%).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the fifth-worst team in the NBA in points scored (107.5 per game) and 25th in points allowed (117.5).
• 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 NBA in assists (24.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• At 14.1 turnovers committed per game and 14.3 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 16th and 11th in the NBA, respectively.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are third-worst in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (11.6). And they are fifth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.8%.

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