Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
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This final game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season sees the Minnesota Timberwolves host the New Orleans Pelicans at Target Center tonight. The Wolves are sixth in the conference standings at 48–33, while the Pelicans are 11th at 26–55. Here is our prediction.
After their 12-point defeat to the Orlando Magic, the Minnesota Timberwolves bounced back in style in their last game against the Houston Rockets. The Wolves shot a staggering 50% from deep to silence the home crowd with a shock 136–132 away victory.
Notably, Chris Finch's charges have clinched the Western Conference's sixth seed, securing their place in the playoffs, but will look to round off their regular-season campaign strongly. They have won two of their last three games.
The New Orleans Pelicans' poor form continued in their penultimate clash against the Boston Celtics on Friday night, as they fell 144–118. Friday's loss saw the Pelicans collapse to their ninth defeat in 10 games, most of which by double-digit margins.
They came away with a shock win against the Wolves in their most recent encounter, but three of their last four meetings with the Minneapolis franchise ended in defeat.
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Minnesota Timberwolves v New Orleans Pelicans Best Betting Odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.49 | 2.7 |
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1.45 | 2.76 |
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1.45 | 2.76 |
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1.48 | 2.75 |
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1.43 | 2.85 |
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Who will win the Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Basketball game?
Our prediction for the Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans match is: Minnesota Timberwolves –6.0 handicap.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans game on 12/04/2026 of the current NBA season:
- Minnesota Timberwolves has a 69.85% chance to pick up the win against New Orleans Pelicans according to Bet365 ⭐ with the odds of 1.49.
- There is a probability of 30.15% ⭐ for New Orleans Pelicans to win vs Minnesota Timberwolves with odds of 5 at Shangrila.
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Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans's standings in the NBA
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0.598 | 82 | 49 | 33 | 2 |
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0.317 | 82 | 26 | 56 |
Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans Last Matches
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
J. Clark
D. DiVincenzo
T. Shannon Jr.
J. Ingles
J. Hawkins
M. Peavy
J. Fears
J. Oduro
Substitutes
B. Hyland
M. Conley
A. Dosunmu
Z. Pullin
J. Phillips
E. Freeman
T. Alexander
J. Poole
K. Looney
Minnesota Timberwolves - New Orleans Pelicans Key Points
- The Minnesota Timberwolves have won two of their last three games.
- The Wolves have won three of their last four NBA encounters with the Pelicans, covering the spread in all three victories.
- The New Orleans Pelicans have lost nine of their last 10 games, mostly by double digits.
- The Pelicans have lost their last eight away games.
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Our Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction
The New Orleans Pelicans head into tonight's contest on the back foot, having lost nine of their last 10 games, mostly by double-digit margins. They also ride an eight-game losing streak on the road and are set for another tough test.
Meanwhile, the Wolves appeared to have turned the corner with two wins from their last three games after their recent relapse. They have won three of their last four NBA encounters with the Pelicans, covering the spread in all. Our Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans prediction is Minnesota Timberwolves –6.0 handicap.
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