Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (4-4) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (6-3) at Smoothie King Center on Friday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 117-107 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 25 while the Rockets accumulated 20 fouls. They buried 13 of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. Houston walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 24 of their 30 attempts. In addition, Houston collected 41 boards (14 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Houston earned 22 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 42.7% from the field on 35 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 10 of their 19 tries for a rate of 52.6%. Minnesota ended the game with a 52.9% field goal percentage (46 of 87) and buried 15 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Ayo Dosunmu is one player who played a role for this contest. Dosunmu finished the game at 50.0% from the field and dished out 6 dimes. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He finished with 21 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Minnesota heads into this one with a record of 6-3 for the season. They currently have an average of 118.8 pts per contest (6th in the NBA) while shooting 47.6% from the floor. The Timberwolves are connecting on 38.0% on shots from downtown (136 of 358) and 63.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 49.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 241 assists on the season, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 22.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 17.1 turnovers per game and they draw 22.4 fouls. They are 21st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 219 relinquished for the year. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.4% (347 of 800) and they relinquish 44.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 31.5% on three-point shots while they are 4th in the league in PPG from their opponents (107.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pelicans went home victorious with a score of 120-113 when they faced the Jazz. Concerning rebounding, New Orleans permitted Utah to collect 49 in total (15 offensive). They shot 23.4% from three-point range by going 11 out of 47 and finished the contest at 20 out of 30 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Pelicans allowed the Jazz to make 41 of 94 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 43.6% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Pelicans went 38 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7%. In terms of 3-point attempts, New Orleans converted 5 of their 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 39 of the free throws for a percentage of 90.7%. The Jazz had 33 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 43 attempts. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Pelicans recorded 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in the matchup.

Zion Williamson ended up being important for the Pelicans for the game. He converted 6 out of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and earned 4 rebounds. Williamson recorded 23 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists for the game.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 4-4 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Pelicans are connecting on 48.7% from the floor, which is 4th in basketball. New Orleans has totaled 973 points for the season (121.6 per contest) and they grab 44.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.4 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 17.4 times per contest. The Pelicans commit 23.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 82.4% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense gives up 31.3% on three-point shots (98 of 313) and their opposition knocks down 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.6 assists and 44.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 25th and 13th in basketball. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the league in PPG surrendered with 119.3. They are forcing 17.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (23rd in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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