New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves odds, tips and betting trends
The Minnesota Timberwolves (17-4) will try to continue a six-game winning stretch when visiting the New Orleans Pelicans (12-11) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, December 11, 2023 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs on BSNO and BSN.
The Pelicans face the Timberwolves in a game expected to be a hard-fought matchup. The Pelicans are favored by just 2 points against the Timberwolves. The matchup features an over/under of 222.
Pelicans vs. Timberwolves Betting Odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -2
- Total: 222
- Moneyline: New Orleans -130, Minnesota +110
- Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 2)
- Pick OU:
Over (222)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 113 – Pelicans 110
- New Orleans has been victorious in three of the eight contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year, New Orleans has won three of seven games when listed as at least -130 or better on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has an implied victory probability of 56.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Minnesota has gone 3-2 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 60% of those games).
- Minnesota has a record of 3-1 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer (75%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Minnesota’s implied win probability is 47.6%.
- The Pelicans average 8.3 more points per game (113.5) than the Timberwolves allow (105.2).
- New Orleans is 12-4 against the spread and 11-5 overall when scoring more than 105.2 points.
- Minnesota has put together a 7-2-1 ATS record and a 9-1 overall record in games it scores more than 114.2 points.
- New Orleans’ record is 9-1-1 against the spread and 9-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 113 points.
- The Pelicans are at the 15th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (113.5 PPG), while the Timberwolves allow the fewest points per game (105.2) in the league.
- The 18th-ranked scoring NBA team (113 PPG) is Minnesota, while the New Orleans squad ranks 19th in the league defensively (114.2 PPG).
- The Pelicans have a negative point differential on the season (-17 total points, -0.7 per game), while the Timberwolves have scored 164 more points than their opponents (7.8 per game).
- The average implied total for New Orleans this season is 116 points, four more points than its implied total of 112 points in Monday’s game.
- So far this season, New Orleans has scored more than 112 points 14 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Minnesota (113.6) is 3.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (110).
- Game Day: Monday, December 11, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNO and BSN
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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