New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction: will the Pelicans start a new series of defeats?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 8. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

New Orleans

Before the matches with Washington, the team suffered 11 consecutive defeats, but with the Wizards, the last team of the Eastern Conference, the Pelicans managed twice. First, New Orleans won at home in a very efficient game - 132:120, and then on the road through a total less - 110:98.

Now the Pelicans have seven wins in 36 games since the start of the championship. New Orleans has not left the last place in the West, and is also the third from the end of the offense of the season - 107.5 points scored on average per game; and is located on the 25th line of the ranking of defense - the average penetration of 117.5 points per game.

Minnesota

The Timberwolves played their last game yesterday - at home against the Los Angeles Clippers. The meeting of top defenses expectedly turned out to be very persistent and down and ended in a 108-106 victory for Minnesota. Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, and now the Wolves' leader has 25.3 points per game on average this season; and Rudy Gober had 18 rebounds.

Thus, the Wolves broke a streak of three consecutive defeats, within which they lost to Oklahoma (105:113), Boston (115:118) and Detroit (105:119). In the Western Conference standings, Minnesota sits in eighth place with an 18-17 balance and 2.0 wins behind the top-6. Also, the Timberwolves are actually one of the best defenses of the season - fifth in efficiency rating with a 108.0 passer rating with a 108.0 points per game average.

Expert Betting Tips

Minnesota is not distinguished by the effectiveness of the offense in away games, but now facing the Timberwolves will be one of the weakest teams of the current championship, including in terms of defense. We believe that Chris Finch's team will be able to improve their offensive performance in the upcoming game. Accordingly, we bet on Minnesota's victory and its individual total over.