The New Orleans Pelicans will take on one of the main rivals for the play-in zone at the end of the regular season from Minnesota at the Smoothie King Centre. The match against the Timberwolves is scheduled for the 23rd of November at 01:00 UK time.
Possible line-ups for the match:
New Orleans Pelicans:
G – Devonte’ Graham; G – Nickeil Alexander-Walker; F – Brandon Ingram; F – Josh Hart; C – Jonas Valanciunas.
Minnesota Timberwolves:
G – Patrick Beverly; G – D’Angelo Russell; F – Anthony Edwards; F – Jarred Vanderbilt; C – Karl-Anthony Towns.
New Orleans Pelicans:
The New Orleans Pelicans rank 14th in the Western Conference standings with three wins in 18 games.
Notably, in their previous five meetings, the Pelicans beat the Grizzles (112-101) and the Clippers (94-81) at home, while losing on the road to the Wizards (100-105), Miami Heat (98-111) and Indiana Pacers (94-111).
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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA)
Jonas Valanciunas was the most productive player against the Pacers with a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds. Naji Marshall added 14 points off the bench.
Zion Williamson and Daulton Hommes are recovering from injuries to New Orleans Pelicans.
Minnesota Timberwolves:
The Minnesota Timberwolves finish tenth in the Western Conference standings with seven wins and nine losses.
The Wolves have three straight home wins, in which they beat the Sacramento Kings (107-97), San Antonio Spurs(115-90), and Memphis Grizzlies (138-95).
A1 loves the home crowd ? pic.twitter.com/GuvA8qk3WQ
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves)
D’Angelo Russell scored 28 points, Anthony Edwards had 23 and Karl-Anthony Towns added five rebounds to his 21 points against the Grizzlies.
Josh Okogie and Naz Reid are among the injured for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves Statistics:
- The Pelicans have not lost more than eight points in seven of their eight games since the start of the season.
- The Pelicans number is 7.1 in interceptions. The Timberwolves have committed at least eight steals in 11 of their 15 games.
New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves Tips:
Despite playing much better at home than away, the Pelicans will have the difficult task of holding off the Timberwolves.
Chris Finch’s team has had a good three-game winning streak, shooting over 50 percent from the field and not allowing their opponents to score more than 97 points.
Our first prediction and bet are the Timberwolves win’ with the odds of 1.67 with the VBet bookmaker.
Our second prediction and bet are Pelicans’ individual points under 107.5 with the odds of 1.81 with the Vbet bookmaker.
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