New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 3/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Minnesota Timberwolves (40-30) will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans (18-51) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Pelicans played the Pistons and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-81 in their last contest. New Orleans finished with a 32.6% FG percentage (28 out of 86) and converted 5 out of their 32 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 20 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 39 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 18 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding defending, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 54.8% from the field on 46 of 84 shooting. Detroit distributed 33 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Detroit grabbed 50 boards (11 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 75.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 29 tries. They also made 13 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 15 while the Pistons finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Jose Alvarado is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 3 points on 1 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. Alvarado finished the game at 10.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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New Orleans enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-51 on the campaign. They are averaging 110.4 points per game (24th in the league) while connecting on 45.0% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (833 of 2,406) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 43.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,762 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pelicans have forced 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 26th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (119.1). The Pelicans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (3,038 of 6,275) and they concede 46.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 28th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,003 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 132-130 against the Pacers. The Timberwolves recorded 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 44 for this game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Pacers had 25 fouls for the game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 36 attempts. They were able to knock down 29 of them for a clip of 80.6%. When talking about three-point attempts, Minnesota converted 13 out of 42 tries (31.0%). When the game finished, the Timberwolves shot 44 out of 97 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.4%. The Timberwolves allowed the Pacers to bury 48 of 97 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 49.5% for the game. They shot 45.9% from beyond the arc by hitting 17 out of 37 and ended up shooting 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). In reference to attacking the glass, Minnesota allowed Indiana to collect 48 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Nickeil Alexander-Walker ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves in this game. He knocked down 4 out of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 9 rebounds. Alexander had 8 points in his 27 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes for the contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 40-30 on the season. The Timberwolves commit 18.1 fouls per game and they shoot 79.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.9 times per game (17th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. Minnesota has accounted for 7,937 points so far this year (113.4 per game) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Timberwolves are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is 16th in the NBA.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.3. They are forcing 14.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (7th in basketball). The Minnesota defense surrenders 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (880 of 2,519) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 24.5 dimes and 43.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 5th and 13th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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