New Orleans at Minnesota

Minnesota will be the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and New Orleans will look forward to the draft lottery. Both teams plan to sit several players due to injuries and rest. However, the Timberwolves are not exactly peaking as they have lost five of eight and they are playing their fourth game in six days and the last three were on the road. New Orleans has covered four of the past five meetings, including a 119-115 outright win on Feb. 6 the last time the teams met. The Pelicans are 15-5 ATS their past 20 games against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is 2-6 ATS its past eight Sunday games. The Timberwolves are 17-23 ATS at home and 36-45 ATS overall in 2025-26. New Orleans is 44-36-1 ATS. Take the Pelicans.