Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/11/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The New Orleans Pelicans (14-26) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (20-20) at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves played the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 141-123 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up walking away with 22 while the Rockets totaled 12 fouls. They buried 14 out of their 43 attempts from distance. Houston finished the game at 60.7% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 28 shots. Moreover, Houston pulled down 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 10 blocked shots. Houston distributed 45 assists and had 31 steals for the contest. In reference to the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the field on 46 out of 97 shooting. They also distributed 37 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 56 with 18 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Timberwolves buried 16 of 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Minnesota walked away from the game having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (55 of 108) and converted 15 of 42 shots from downtown.

Karl-Anthony Towns is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. Towns finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and recorded 7 assists. He played for 33 minutes and also pulled down 9 boards. He ended up with 40 points on 15 of 25 shooting.

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Minnesota comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 20-20 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.3 times per game and as a group they commit 22.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is collecting 45.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 979 dimes on the campaign, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Timberwolves are shooting 33.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (564 of 1,667) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They average 109.6 pts per game (12th in the NBA) on 43.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Timberwolves are forcing 17.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are 21st in the league in giving up assists with 1,002 relinquished so far this season. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.7% (1,542 of 3,449) and they relinquish 46.3 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 33.6% on shots from distance and they are 19th in the league in points per game allowed (108.7).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 105-101 when they faced the Raptors. The Pelicans snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Raptors committed 12 fouls for this game which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 25 shots. They were able to bury 21 of them for a percentage of 84.0%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, New Orleans converted 12 of their 33 attempts (36.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans finished the game shooting 34 for 75 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Pelicans allowed the Raptors to knock down 36 of 85 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4% in this game. They wrapped up this game 41.2% from beyond the arc by hitting 14 out of 34 and finished the game at 19 out of 20 at the free throw line (95.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, New Orleans permitted Toronto to collect 31 in all (15 offensive).

Jonas Valanciunas ended up having an impact for the Pelicans in this matchup. Valanciunas scored 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 1 assist for the contest. He made 7 of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and added 17 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 14-26 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which ranks 26th in the NBA. New Orleans has earned 4,206 pts for the campaign (105.2 per contest) and they grab 46.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per contest (12th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. The Pelicans commit 19.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense allows 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (520 of 1,398) and their opponents are converting on 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.0 assists and 43.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 15th and 6th in the NBA. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per game with 110.2. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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