Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction and Betting Pick. Minnesota Timberwolves host New Orleans Pelicans as +12.5 underdogs with a 199.0 line at 8.00 PM ET on Monday, April 13 2015. New Orleans won the last four meetings, covering the spread all four times, and the most recent spread was -13 in the game that was played in New Orleans, it was 110-88 in late March.
New Orleans Pelicans are fighting to keep their No. 8 spot in the Western Conference as they are ahead of Oklahoma City because of a tiebreaker. The Pelicans lost in Houston but made a decent effort, and it was only their third defeat in last nine games as they’re racing towards a playoff appearance.
Minnesota Timberwolves lost ten straight and only had eight active players in Saturday’s 110-101 loss at Golden State. Timberwolves didn’t actually play bad at all in that game that ended their four-game road trip.
Tale of the Tape
Minnesota Record: 16-64 (9-29 Home)
Minnesota ATS: 34-45 (15-23 Home)
Minnesota Last 10: 0-10 (3-7 ATS)
New Orleans Record: 43-37 (16-24 Road)
New Orleans ATS: 44-36 (20-20 Road)
New Orleans Last 10: 6-4 (5-5 ATS)
Minnesota and New Orleans Team News
Minnesota have Andrew Wiggins, Gorgui Dieng, Robbie Hummel and Gary Neal doubtful. New Orleans don’t have any injuries to report.
Timberwolves vs Pelicans Lineups
Timberwolves: Andrew Wiggins, Adreian Payne, Justin Hamilton, Kevin Martin, Zach Lavine.
Pelicans: Quincy Pondexter, Anthony Davis, Omer Asik, Eric Gordon, Tyreke Evans.
New Orleans at Minnesota
8:00 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction. While the Pelicans are almost certain to win this one, the spread is a bit too big. The Timberwolves played well in their last game and might give Pelicans a run for their money. Timberwolves vs Pelicans Betting Pick: Timberwolves +12.5. Timberwolves vs Pelicans Predicted Score: 94-101