New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Friday, February 6, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (13-40) are on their way to Target Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (32-20).

The Pelicans played the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 141-137 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 14 while the Bucks racked up 18 personal fouls. They also converted 21 out of their 47 shots from 3-point range. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 10 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee grabbed 43 rebounds (6 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Milwaukee totaled 36 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 60.9% from the field on 56 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 32 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 38 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 23 of 29 tries for a rate of 79.3%. New Orleans ended having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (45 out of 94) and knocked down 24 of their 46 3-point shots.

Trey Murphy III is a player who came through in this matchup. Murphy finished the game shooting 53.6% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He played for 40 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He accumulated 44 points on 15 out of 28 shooting.

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New Orleans heads into this game with a record of 13-40 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 43.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,315 dimes for the season, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (584 of 1,709) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They average 114.5 points per outing (21st in the NBA) while shooting 46.0% from the field.

On defense, the Pelicans have forced 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,513 conceded for the year. The Pelicans defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.2% (2,328 of 4,826) and they relinquish 45.8 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 28th in the NBA in opponents PPG (121.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 128-126 against the Raptors. The Timberwolves collected 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 46 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Raptors were called for 21 fouls for this game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 56.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota made 16 of their 39 tries (41.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves walked away from this one shooting 49 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.5%. The Timberwolves allowed the Raptors to knock down 47 of their 89 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.8% in this contest. They went 48.4% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 31 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Minnesota allowed Toronto to get 41 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Edwards ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves for the game. Edwards totaled 30 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes in the game. He converted 11 of 23 for this game for a rate of 47.8%, and had 8 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 32-20 on the season. The Timberwolves are committing 21.4 personal fouls every game and they go 74.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.6 times per game (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. Minnesota has 6,220 pts this year (119.6 per game) and they collect 44.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Timberwolves are connecting on 48.3% from the floor, which is 4th in the NBA.

The Minnesota defense gives up 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (646 of 1,819) and opponents are connecting on 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 26.2 dimes and 43.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 10th in the league. The Timberwolves on the defensive side of the court are 12th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.8. They have forced 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (10th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota and under the total points

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