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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
New Orleans was a 110-98 winner in its last match on the road against the Wizards. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 208 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 108-106 result against the Clippers on January 06. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 18-17 SU,13-22 ATS
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans:
Team record: 7-29 SU,14-22 ATS
New Orleans is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games
New Orleans is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Orlando Thursday, January 9
New Orleans home to Portland Wednesday, January 8