The New Orleans Pelicans will take on the favored Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA action at Smoothie King Center on Thursday, commencing at 8:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results and today’s injury updates, Dimers’ proven NBA model projects the Timberwolves as the most likely winner of the Timberwolves vs. Pelicans game.

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Pelicans lineup will feature stars like Trey Murphy, Jeremiah Fears and Saddiq Bey, while the Timberwolves will look to Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks.

Wolves vs. Pelicans prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday’s NBA matchup between the Timberwolves and Pelicans 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Timberwolves an 80% chance of defeating the Pelicans. Our predicted final score has the Timberwolves winning 121-111.

According to our model, the Pelicans (+12.5) have a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 233.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

 

Timberwolves vs. Pelicans odds

We have researched the best NBA odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type
Timberwolves
Pelicans

Spread
-12.5 (-102)
+12.5 (-110)

Moneyline
-575
+475

Total
o233.5 (-110)
u233.5 (-108)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Timberwolves vs. Pelicans picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: