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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 223.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 115-110 winner as they battled the Nuggets at home. The Pelicans covered in the match as a +5-point underdog, while 225 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Minnesota was a 133-115 loser in its last match on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 248 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 8-3 SU,6-5 ATS
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 6-6 SU,6-5-1 ATS
New Orleans is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to New York Monday, November 20
New Orleans home to Sacramento Monday, November 20