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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 232.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 99-98 loser at home against the Nuggets. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (197) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota was a 119-114 loser in its last match on the road against the Rockets. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 233 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 16-16 SU,13-19 ATS
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
New Orleans is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Memphis Friday, January 27
New Orleans home to Washington Saturday, January 28