On Wednesday night, 8 games are going to happen in the NBA. One game will be in New Orleans between the local Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves. After 33 games played, the Pelicans have 21 wins and 12 losses which gives them 2nd position in the Western Conference. Minnesota has played 34 games, they have 16 wins, 18 losses, and 11th place in the standings. In this game, I'm predicting that New Orleans will cover the handicap.

The Pelicans have won the last 3 games. Before that, the team had a 4-game losing streak and before that, they had a 7-game winning streak. The last 3 wins are without Zion Williamson but now he's going to be back. Brandon Ingram won't be able to help while Herb Jones is questionable. At home, the Pelicans have covered the spread 11 times out of 18 and that is the 9th best result in the league. Per advanced stats, the Pelicans have the 11th-best offense (116.2), the 6th-best defense (107.7) and the 6th-best net rating (8.5).

The Timberwolves are struggling, especially on the road. Out of the last 9 away games, the team lost 7. They had a great opportunity to win in the last game in Miami as Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo weren't playing but Minnesota lost by 3 points. The Timberwolves are the 4th-worst team in covering the spread on the road as they have done it just 6 out of 17 times. Per advanced stats, Minnesota has the 15th-best offense away from home (111.5), the 12th-best defense (113.1) and the 10th-best net rating (-1.6).

New Orleans has won the last 9 home games out of 10 and 6 have been by at least 8 points while Minnesota has lost 6 out of the recent 8 games by at least 8 points. In the last 10 home games, the Pelicans have covered the spread 7 times while the Timberwolves have covered the spread in 10 last away games just 3 times. If we compare the last 3 games, there's a huge difference in net rating as the Pelicans have been the 3rd-best team (10.4) and the Timberwolves only 27th-best (-6.1).

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周三晚上，NBA将有8场比赛。其中一场比赛将在新奥尔良当地鹈鹕队和明尼苏达森林狼队之间进行。经过33场比赛，鹈鹕队取得了21胜12负的战绩，在西部排名第二。明尼苏达打了34场比赛，他们取得了16胜18负，排名第11位。在这场比赛中，我预测黄蜂队会克服障碍。

鹈鹕队赢了最近的三场比赛。在那之前，球队有过4连败，在那之前，他们有过7连胜。过去3场胜利都是在威廉姆森缺席的情况下取得的，但现在他就要回来了。布兰登·英格拉姆在赫伯·琼斯存疑的情况下也帮不上忙。在主场，鹈鹕队在18场比赛中有11次成功防守，这是联盟第9好的成绩。根据高级数据，鹈鹕的进攻(116.2)排名第11，防守(107.7)排名第6，净效率(8.5)排名第6。

森林狼正在挣扎，尤其是在客场。在最近的9场客场比赛中，球队输了7场。上一场在迈阿密的比赛，巴特勒和阿德巴约都没有上场，他们本来有很好的机会赢球，但明尼苏达输了3分。森林狼在客场防守上排名第四，他们17次中只有6次做到了。根据高级数据，森林狼的客场进攻(111.5分)排名第15，防守(113.1分)排名第12，净效率(-1.6分)排名第10。

新奥尔良在过去的10场主场比赛中赢了9场，其中6场至少领先8分，而森林狼在最近的8场比赛中输了6场至少8分。在过去的10个主场比赛中，鹈鹕队有7次突破对手，而森林狼队在过去的10个客场比赛中只有3次突破对手。如果我们比较最近三场比赛，鹈鹕的净评分有很大的不同，鹈鹕是第三(10.4)，而森林狼只排在第27(-6.1)。