New Orleans Pelicans (20-14, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (24-8, first in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Timberwolves -7; over/under is 223.5
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits Minnesota aiming to continue its four-game road winning streak.
The Timberwolves are 17-4 in conference play. Minnesota averages 113.0 points and has outscored opponents by 5.5 points per game.
The Pelicans are 13-12 in Western Conference play. New Orleans averages 115.9 points and has outscored opponents by 3.8 points per game.
The Timberwolves make 48.6% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.6 percentage points higher than the Pelicans have allowed to their opponents (46.0%). The Pelicans average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than the Timberwolves give up.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Pelicans won 121-107 in the last matchup on Dec. 12.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Edwards is averaging 26.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 18.7 points and 8.5 rebounds over the past 10 games for Minnesota.
Zion Williamson is scoring 22.3 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Pelicans. Brandon Ingram is averaging 23.2 points and 4.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for New Orleans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 7-3, averaging 113.7 points, 39.9 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points per game.
Pelicans: 7-3, averaging 120.8 points, 45.2 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.9 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark: out (achilles).
Pelicans: Trey Murphy III: day to day (knee), Matt Ryan: out (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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