The article provides analysis and predictions for the Timberwolves vs. Pelicans basketball game. It highlights the poor performance of both teams, particularly the Pelicans, and suggests fading Julius Randle's performance due to his reduced minutes and scoring.
With Julius Randle 's minutes going down and his scoring doing the same, our Timberwolves vs. Pelicans picks are targeting his Under. When two of the NBA ’s most disappointing teams of the season meet, it becomes a question of just who is more lost. The answer is clearly the New Orleans Pelicans .
At some point, a discussion of a firesale must be considered, given New Orleans owns its first-rounder this year, and the race to the bottom of the NBA will be more miserable than usual with Cooper Flagg as the reward. That will not be part of tonight’s game, but it should certainly put this Minnesota Timberwolves season in perspective. Minnesota is still a Play-In team, and it's thus favored by multiple buckets tonight despite being on the second half of a back-to-back. Looking at last night’s win and new lineup rotations creates some value for these freeMy Timberwolves vs. Pelicans predictions will fade a player returning to the city that sparked a career resurgence. Tip comes at 8 ET on Tuesday, January 7.; right now, they're on pace to win 16 games. Zion Williamson’s expected return tonight will not do enough to right this ship.have been undeniably disappointing this season, a Western Conference finalist now scraping to stay above .500. In response to their latest three-game losing streak, head coach Chris Finch changed the starting lineup last night. Donte DiVincenzo replaced Mike Conley at point guard, both of them responding well to the switch. If that was the switch, why now fade Julius Randle?Minnesota is balancing effectiveness with politics. Randle has been ineffective of late, but as the primary piece received in a trade that sent out Karl-Anthony Towns, Randle has some standing in the lineup, not to mention the payroll. DiVincenzo has increasingly found his groove and the Timberwolves like to lean on him in closing lineups. Last night, for example, DiVincenzo played the entire fourth quarter as part of his 31 minutes, while Randle logged only 23 minute
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