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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 Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -6.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 116-98 result against the Hawks on January 22. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Pelicans were a 129-118 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (247) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 5-9 SU,5-9 ATS
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Orleans's last 9 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 3-11 SU,6-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to San Antonio Monday, January 25
Minnesota at Golden State Monday, January 25