Stadium: Target Center (Minneapolis).
20.03.2025 03:00
Minnesota lost to Indiana at home and will now play New Orleans, who are second-to-last in the Western Conference. Can the Timberwolves recover from their loss the day before yesterday? Read on to find out, with predictions and betting options.
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The Timberwolves were on a winning streak of eight games when they played Indiana. They could have continued this, but lost Rudy Gober, who was given a second-degree foul for hitting an opponent. This meant the game went into overtime, and Chris Finch's team lost 130–132 (117–117).However, it was a good experience for Anthony Edwards. The guard got 38 points for efficiency.Overall, Minnesota did not take their chance to catch up with Golden State and they are still in seventh place in the Western Conference standings.The Timberwolves are 0.5 wins away from a direct playoff spot with a 40-30 record.
New Orleans
The Pelicans played their previous game at home against Detroit and lost 81-127 to the Eastern Conference playoff zone. Zion Williamson scored almost half of his team's points (30), but C.J. McCollum only scored 3 points from 15 field goal attempts.
New Orleans has now lost three games in a row and has only won 18 out of 69 games since the start of the championship. This puts them in penultimate place in the Western Conference standings.
H2H Meetings
Minnesota has won the season series 1-0, and in the last championship, the two teams finished the face-to-face games with a score of 2-2
Expert Betting Tips
Minnesota has been playing very well recently, winning eight out of the last nine games. The Timberwolves also want to do well in the tournament and avoid having to play in the play-offs. We don't think New Orleans will win, so we're going to bet on Minnesota to win, as well as on the total number of points scored, because they've been playing productively recently.
Our picks:
TO (228.5) for 1.90 at bet365
W1 & TO (228.5) for 2.05 at 1xbet
H1 (-12.5) for 1.83 at betway
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