Timberwolves vs. Pelicans Odds, predictions, expert picks, latest stats, trends and best bets for January 7th

It’s Tuesday, January 7th, and the Minnesota Timberwolves (18-17) and New Orleans Pelicans (7-29) are all set to take off from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Minnesota won at home by two over the Clippers on 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 +1 point differential while the Pelicans have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home.

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

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Game details on: Timberwolves vs. Pelicans today

• Date: Tuesday 7 January 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM EST
• Site: Smoothie King Center
• City: New Orleans, LA

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Betting odds for Timberwolves vs. Pelicans

The latest odds from Tuesday:

• Odds: Minnesota Timberwolves (-210), New Orleans Pelicans (+175)
• Spread: Timberwolves -5
• Over/Under: 224 points

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

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Expert picks and predictions for Timberwolves vs. Pelicans game Tuesday

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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 you’d expect a decent effort here against a Wolves side that can win but probably not by a margin.”

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

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

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

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a bet on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans a game ATS on the New Orleans Pelicans at +5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet leans to a game of UNDER at Game Total of 224.

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Important stats, trends and 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

If you’re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for each game on the schedule today, check out our NBA Top Trends tool on NBC Sports!

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