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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 124-117 loser at home against the Clippers. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (241) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 108-101 result against the Nets on December 17. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 209 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 6-22 SU,10-18 ATS
Current Streak: lost 13 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 10-15 SU,9-15-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Golden State Friday, December 20
Minnesota at Denver Friday, December 20