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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Minnesota Timberwolves will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Timberwolves as -13.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 231.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 119-115 loser as they battled the Pelicans at home. The Timberwolves failed to cover in the match as a -13.5-point favorite, while 234 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Pelicans were a 119-115 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Timberwolves. They covered the +13.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (234) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 19-51 SU,28-41-1 ATS
New Orleans is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
New Orleans is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 40-31 SU,32-39 ATS
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Detroit Sunday, March 23
Minnesota at Indiana Monday, March 24