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Today is Tuesday, January 7th, and fans are eagerly anticipating the clash between the Minnesota Timberwolves (18-17) and the New Orleans Pelicans (7-29) at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Minnesota won at home by two over the Clippers Monday night, 108-106, behind 37 from Anthony Edwards. The Pelicans have won two in a row most recently knocking off the Wizards 110-98 on Sunday.

The Timberwolves are currently 8-10 on the road with a point differential of +1, while the Pelicans have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details re: Timberwolves vs. Pelicans today

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Time: 8:00 pm EST

Site: Smoothie King Center

City: New Orleans, LA

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Game odds for Timberwolves vs. Pelicans

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

Odds: Minnesota Timberwolves (-210), New Orleans Pelicans (+175)

Spread: Timberwolves -5

Over/Under: 224 points

That gives the Timberwolves an implied team point total of 113.69, and the Pelicans 111.09.

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Expert picks & predictions for Tuesday Timberwolves vs. Pelicans game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the points with New Orleans: Pelicans +5
“Pricing the Pels is a nightmare with all the moving parts but expecting a decent effort here against a Wolves team that can win but not likely by margin.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Timberwolves & Pelicans game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the New Orleans Pelicans at +5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 224.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Timberwolves vs. Pelicans on Tuesday

The Pelicans have lost 8 of their last 10 home games against teams with winning records

The Timberwolves' last 3 road games have gone OVER the Total

The Timberwolves have failed to cover in their last 5 games

The Timberwolves have lost their last 6 games against teams with losing records

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