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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans at Target Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 235.5.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 126-114 winner at home against the Warriors. They covered the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (240) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 109-95 winner as they battled the Thunder on the road. The Pelicans covered in the match as a -9.5-point favorite, while 204 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 28-35 SU,29-34 ATS
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games

Minnesota:
Team record: 20-44 SU,30-32-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Next up:
New Orleans home to Golden State Monday, May 3
Minnesota home to Memphis Wednesday, May 5