Timberwolves at Pelicans 2/8/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 4:40 AM ET

The Minnesota Timberwolves will play the second half of a back-to-back on Friday when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans. The Timberwolves visit the Orlando Magic on Thursday before heading to play the Pelicans on Friday. Minnesota was defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday 108-106 on a Memphis shot with just 0.1 seconds remaining in the game.

New Orleans snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 125-120 win over the Chicago Bulls. Julius Randle led the Pelicans in the loss with 31 points. Anthony Davis continues to be sidelined with a finger injury and trade talks continue but time is running out as the trade deadline is Thursday.
Karl-Anthony Towns is the leading scorer and leading rebounder for Minnesota with averages of 22.8 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. Derrick Rose is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.3 points per game and Rose is leading in assists with an average of 4.7 per game. Minnesota is shooting 44.7% from the field and 35.0% from three-point territory.

Anthony Davis is leading the Pelicans in scoring, rebounding and blocks with averages of 29.3 points, 13.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Jrue Holiday is leading the team in assists with an average of 8.0 per game. New Orleans is shooting 48.0% from the field and 35.1% from three-point territory.

Minnesota has covered the number in just 3 of the last 11 visits to New Orleans and will be playing the back half of a back-to-back. The Timberwolves have failed to cover each of the last 4 overall, each of the last 4 versus Western Conference opponents and 6 of the last 7 versus Southwest opponents. Final Score Prediction, New Orleans Pelicans win and cover ATS 126-116.

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