Who’s playing
Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Pelicans
Current records: Minnesota 18-17, New Orleans 7-29
How to watch
- When: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
- Or: Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: FanDuel SN – Nord Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $1.00
What you need to know
The Timberwolves and Pelicans have been tied 5-5 since October 2021, but not for long. After playing yesterday, the Minnesota Timberwolves will hit the road to take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans have home-court advantage, but the Timberwolves should win by five points.
After struggling with three straight losses, the Timberwolves finally turned things around against the Clippers on Monday. They prevailed in a close game against Los Angeles, narrowing 108-106. The victory was all the more dramatic because Minnesota trailed by 19 with 7:29 left in the second quarter.
Among those leading the charge was Anthony Edwards, who scored 37 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
The Pelicans haven’t had the year their fans were hoping for so far, but back-to-back wins can be a sign of good things to come. They rang in the new year with a 110-98 victory over the Wizards on Sunday. That makes two straight games that New Orleans has won by exactly 12 points.
Minnesota now has a winning record of 18-17. As for New Orleans, their victory ended a 15-game road drought and put them at 7-29.
The Timberwolves opened the new year with an unsuccessful 117-106 loss to the Pelicans. Can the Timberwolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll know soon enough.
Odds
Minnesota is a 5-point favorite against New Orleans, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Timberwolves as 5.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 220.5 points.
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History of the series
New Orleans and Minnesota both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- January 3, 2024 – New Orleans 117 against. Minnesota 106
- December 11, 2023 – New Orleans 121 against. Minnesota 107
- November 18, 2023 – Minnesota 121 vs. New Orleans 120
- November 8, 2023 – Minnesota 122 vs. New Orleans 101
- April 9, 2023 – Minnesota 113 vs. New Orleans 108
- January 25, 2023 – Minnesota 111 vs. New Orleans 102
- December 28, 2022 – New Orleans 119 against. Minnesota 118
- January 11, 2022 – New Orleans 128 against. Minnesota 125
- November 22, 2021 – Minnesota 110 vs. New Orleans 96
- October 25, 2021 – New Orleans 107 vs. Minnesota 98
