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Minnesota @ New Orleans

Current Records: Minnesota 24-25; New Orleans 26-22

What to Know

The Minnesota Timberwolves need to shore up a defense that is allowing 115.63 points per matchup before their game Wednesday. Their road trip will continue as they head to Smoothie King Center at 8 p.m. ET to face off against the New Orleans Pelicans. The neutral point spread forecasts a close one for these two.

It was all tied up 56-56 at halftime, but Minnesota was not quite the Houston Rockets' equal in the second half when they met on Monday. The Timberwolves were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 119-114 to Houston. One thing holding Minnesota back was the mediocre play of small forward Jaden McDaniels, who did not have his best game: he finished with ten points on 4-for-11 shooting in his 34 minutes on the court.

Meanwhile, New Orleans was just a bucket shy of a victory on Tuesday and fell 99-98 to the Denver Nuggets. The top scorer for New Orleans was point guard CJ McCollum (20 points).

With both teams hitting sour notes in their previous games, they will no doubt be looking to produce a better outcome in this one. If the Pelicans want to win, they will need to focus on stopping the Timberwolves' shooting guard Anthony Edwards, who shot 6-for-10 from beyond the arc and finished with 31 points and five assists, and point guard D'Angelo Russell, who shot 6-for-12 from downtown and finished with 30 points and seven dimes. We'll see whether or not they are up to the challenge.

How To Watch

  • When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center -- New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Bally Sports - North
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $4.24

Odds

The Pelicans are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Timberwolves, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Pelicans as a 2-point favorite.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

New Orleans and Minnesota both have 13 wins in their last 26 games.

  • Dec 28, 2022 - New Orleans 119 vs. Minnesota 118
  • Jan 11, 2022 - New Orleans 128 vs. Minnesota 125
  • Nov 22, 2021 - Minnesota 110 vs. New Orleans 96
  • Oct 25, 2021 - New Orleans 107 vs. Minnesota 98
  • Oct 23, 2021 - Minnesota 96 vs. New Orleans 89
  • May 01, 2021 - New Orleans 140 vs. Minnesota 136
  • Mar 11, 2021 - Minnesota 135 vs. New Orleans 105
  • Jan 23, 2021 - Minnesota 120 vs. New Orleans 110
  • Mar 08, 2020 - New Orleans 120 vs. Minnesota 107
  • Mar 03, 2020 - Minnesota 139 vs. New Orleans 134
  • Dec 18, 2019 - New Orleans 107 vs. Minnesota 99
  • Feb 08, 2019 - New Orleans 122 vs. Minnesota 117
  • Jan 12, 2019 - Minnesota 110 vs. New Orleans 106
  • Dec 31, 2018 - New Orleans 123 vs. Minnesota 114
  • Nov 14, 2018 - Minnesota 107 vs. New Orleans 100
  • Feb 03, 2018 - Minnesota 118 vs. New Orleans 107
  • Jan 06, 2018 - Minnesota 116 vs. New Orleans 98
  • Nov 29, 2017 - Minnesota 120 vs. New Orleans 102
  • Nov 01, 2017 - Minnesota 104 vs. New Orleans 98
  • Mar 19, 2017 - New Orleans 123 vs. Minnesota 109
  • Feb 10, 2017 - New Orleans 122 vs. Minnesota 106
  • Nov 23, 2016 - New Orleans 117 vs. Minnesota 96
  • Apr 13, 2016 - Minnesota 144 vs. New Orleans 109
  • Feb 27, 2016 - Minnesota 112 vs. New Orleans 110
  • Feb 08, 2016 - New Orleans 116 vs. Minnesota 102
  • Jan 19, 2016 - New Orleans 114 vs. Minnesota 99