The New Orleans Pelicans (18-51) are heavy underdogs (by 13 points) to end a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-30) on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The point total is set at 228.5 in the matchup.
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Timberwolves Cover -13 vs Pelicans -111
Timberwolves vs. Pelicans betting lines
- Timberwolves odds to win: -787
- Pelicans odds to win: +545
- Spread: Timberwolves (-13)
- Total: 228.5
- TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Timberwolves Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Minnesota has a 13-22 record against the spread at home and is 20-15 in home contests.
- This year, Minnesota has a 2-1 record ATS in home games as 13-point favorites or more.
- Timberwolves home games have hit the over on the set point total 20 times this year.
- Recent performance seems to trend against Minnesota to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 220.6 points per contest this season.
Timberwolves Recent Trends
- The Timberwolves have covered the spread six times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
- The Timberwolves’ past 10 games saw six go over the total.
- The last 10 Timberwolves games averaged 226.1 total points, 2.4 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
- Across their last 10 games, the Timberwolves have scored 8.7 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
Timberwolves Betting Records
- The Timberwolves are 32-20 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 61.5% of those games).
- Minnesota has won all four games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -787 or shorter.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Timberwolves have an implied win probability of 88.7%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.3 (16th in NBA) | 45.9 (seventh) | 44 (17th) | 43.5 (13th) | 25.9 (17th) | 13.8 (20th) |
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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Pelicans are 6-28 in road contests and have covered the spread nine times on the road.
- The Pelicans have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 19 times this season.
- Recent history seems to trend against the Pelicans to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 228.4 points per contest this season.
Pelicans Recent Trends
- The Pelicans are 2-8 against the spread and 2-8 overall over their past 10 games.
- The Pelicans and their opponents have hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Pelicans games averaged 1.1 more points (229.6) than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Pelicans’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 108.5, 1.9 points lower than their season-long per-game average.
Pelicans Betting Records
- This season, New Orleans has been the underdog 50 times and won eight, or 16%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have been at least a +545 moneyline underdog six times this season, but were upset in each of those games.
- The implied probability of a win by the Pelicans based on the moneyline is 15.5%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 (25th in NBA) | 48.4 (29th) | 43.4 (21st) | 46.2 (28th) | 25.5 (20th) | 13.6 (18th) |
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