Will Towns lead the Timberwolves to another victory?
The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/01/2022 starting at 02:00. The guests from the North Star State won the last duel last November and took revenge for a defeat in the previous meeting this season. Overall, the visitors are 2-1 up after three duels.
The hosts have also lost their last two matches and the Pels have been waiting for their next win against head coach Chris Finch’s side for three home games. For the upcoming game at the Smoothie King Center between the Pelicans and Timberwolves, a current forecast can be found in the following text!
New Orleans Pelicans – Statistics & current form
The team from Louisiana can’t get out of the cellar in the West. Only one victory in the past five games was achieved, which is why head coach Willie Green’s team is still only in third last place in the Western Conference.
Without forward Zion Williamson, who is still injured, the Mississippi basketball team has a personnel problem on both sides of the court. The hosts are only one of the ten weakest teams in the NBA’s offensive and defensive ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves – Statistics & current form
The Timberwolves are in good form at the moment: Thanks to the success against Houston on Sunday night, the fourth triumph in a row was clinched. Admittedly, the game schedule of the Minneapolis basketball players has also been very light lately.
In addition to the Texans, who are in last place in the West, they also played OKC twice, which is only second to last in the Western Conference. Karl-Anthony Towns has also improved recently. The centre delivered an impressive 40 points for the franchise from the “Land of the 10,000 Lakes” in the recent win against the Rockets.
After two poor performances in terms of scoring after his return to the squad, Towns now seems to be back to his old performance level. Furthermore, he performed above average in the three duels so far, with the 2015 first pick averaging 28.3 points, nearly four points more than his season-low of 24.5 points.
New Orleans Pelicans – Minnesota Timberwolves Tip
For the clash between the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, the tip includes more than 23.5 points by Karl-Anthony Towns on the side of the visitors. The centre has looked less rusty of late compared to the first two games after returning from a break from playing.
Towns should be unstoppable against the Pelicans, especially in the paint. This is also supported by the fact that Zion Williamson, an important rim protector for the home side, is still out. On top of that, it can be said that the big man scores even better in the visiting games than in the home games.
His average score in the away games is 25.6, while in the home games it is 23.7. Bet365 offers betting odds of 1.76 on the Pelicans’ game against the Timberwolves.
