The Minnesota Timberwolves (18-17) take on 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
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• 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’ .389 ATS win percentage (14-22-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Timberwolves’ .371 mark (13-22-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• 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%).
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents do it more often (55.6% of the time) than Minnesota and its opponents (48.6%).
• The Timberwolves have a .552 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (16-13) this season while the Pelicans have an .111 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (3-24).

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

• The Timberwolves own a top-five defense this season, ranking fifth-best in the league with 108 points allowed per game. Offensively, they rank 22nd with 109.2 points scored per contest.
• With 43.1 boards per game, Minnesota is 23rd in the NBA. It gives up 43.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks eighth in the league.
• So far this year, the Timberwolves rank 22nd in the league in assists, delivering 24.8 per game.
• This season, Minnesota is averaging 15.1 turnovers per game (21st-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (13th-ranked).
• The Timberwolves have been thriving 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 squad in the NBA in points scored (107.5 per game) and 25th in points conceded (117.5).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (42.6 per game) and fifth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.5).
• The Pelicans are 21st in the league in assists (24.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is 16th in the league in turnovers per game (14.1) and 11th in turnovers forced (14.3).
• The Pelicans are the third-worst squad in the NBA in 3-pointers made (11.6 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.8%).

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