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Timberwolves vs. Pelicans prediction and picks, November 6, 2026

Minnesota Timberwolves (6-3) at New Orleans Pelicans (4-4), , Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network, Pelicans.com.

Minnesota Timberwolves logoMinnesota Timberwolves6-3New Orleans Pelicans logoNew Orleans Pelicans4-4

On the board since November 5, 2026 · numbers refreshed Nov 5, 8:06 AM ET

Our picks for Timberwolves-Pelicans

There's no sportsbook line for this game yet. Sportsbooks put out NBA lines roughly a day before tip, and we set our picks at that price.

A look at Timberwolves vs. Pelicans

  • Timberwolves record: 6-3 overall and 3-2 over their last 5, putting up 118.8 a game and giving up 107.6 a game.
  • Pelicans record: 4-4 overall and 4-1 over their last 5, putting up 121.6 a game and giving up 119.2 a game.
  • The Pelicans average 121.6 a game on a 48.7% field-goal rate, and the Timberwolves allow 107.6.
  • Out for the Timberwolves: 3 players, Terrence Shannon Jr., Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo.
  • Out for the Pelicans are Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, so 2 players are unavailable.
  • The model gives Timberwolves 7.0-point favorite status, with 8.8 tied to season form and 1.7 for home court. Their win chance is 69.2%.

Player injuries

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves injuries

  • Out Terrence Shannon Jr. G · hip · expected return Nov 6
  • Out Anthony Edwards G · knee · expected return Dec 21
  • Out Donte DiVincenzo G · achilles · expected return Apr 2, 2027

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans injuries

  • Out Trey Murphy III F · knee · expected return Nov 6
  • Out Yves Missi C · knee · expected return Nov 8

Official league injury report: 12:45 AM ET, Nov 5 PDF.

This season's team stats

Per gameMINNO
Points118.8 6th121.6 3rd
Rebounds49.2 2nd44.9 11th
Assists26.8 13th25.4 22nd
Field goal47.6% 5th48.7% 4th
3-point38.0% 6th31.7% 26th
Free throw63.4% 30th82.4% 2nd
Turnovers15.4 12th17.4 25th
Possessions104.1 13th109.1 1st

Small type shows league rank (9 and 8 games played). Bold text points out the stronger side.

Standings at a glance

MINNO
Conference rank7th West10th West
Record6-34-4
Games back12.5
Home / road3-1 / 3-23-2 / 1-2
Last 10, streak6-3, W24-4, W4
Point differential+11.2+2.4
Projected wins54.436.2
Playoff chance94.9%23.6%

NBA standings

The projections come from 10,000 simulations of the remaining season, and the full table is on NBA futures.

Who leads the season

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Anthony EdwardsoutG433.833.24.83.548.140.075.0
LaMelo BallG926.817.23.45.943.838.576.0
Jaden McDanielsF933.316.46.23.652.530.866.7
Ayo DosunmuG930.716.35.34.351.338.280.0
Jonathan KumingaF930.912.75.72.944.146.354.2

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Zion WilliamsonF833.021.55.12.660.842.976.3
Dejounte MurrayG534.818.26.25.647.822.295.5
Saddiq BeyF826.516.43.91.951.136.886.2
Trey Murphy IIIoutF733.014.94.63.445.538.582.6
Jeremiah FearsG828.013.64.54.540.624.278.9

Starters and rosters we project

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves starters

  1. F Jaden McDaniels
  2. F Jonathan Kuminga
  3. C Rudy Gobert
  4. G Ayo Dosunmu
  5. G LaMelo Ball
Full Timberwolves roster (16)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
1LaMelo BallG6' 7"25
19Joan BeringerF6' 11"19
7Jaylen ClarkG6' 5"25
0Donte DiVincenzoG6' 4"29
13Ayo DosunmuG6' 4"26
5Anthony EdwardsG6' 4"25
33Isaiah EvansF6' 6"20
27Rudy GobertC7' 1"34
8Bones HylandG6' 2"26
24Jonathan KumingaF6' 7"24
41Trey LylesF6' 9"30
3Jaden McDanielsF6' 9"26
15Zyon PullinG6' 4"25
4Terrence Shannon Jr.G6' 6"26
9Cody WilliamsF6' 8"21
44Rocco ZikarskyC7' 3"20

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans starters

  1. F Herbert Jones
  2. F Zion Williamson
  3. F Karlo Matkovic
  4. G Dejounte Murray
  5. G Jeremiah Fears

Starting fives for both teams are drawn from the Nov 4 game each club played, and confirmed lineups appear about 30 minutes before tip.

Full Pelicans roster (18)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
41Saddiq BeyF6' 8"27
8Malik DiaF6' 9"22
0Jeremiah FearsG6' 3"20
14AJ JohnsonG6' 5"21
2Herbert JonesF6' 7"28
6DeAndre JordanC6' 11"38
24Bennedict MathurinG6' 5"24
17Karlo MatkovicF6' 10"25
11Bryce McGowensG6' 6"23
21Yves MissiC6' 11"22
25Trey Murphy IIIF6' 8"26
5Dejounte MurrayG6' 4"30
10Jaron Pierre Jr.G6' 6"24
3Jordan PooleG6' 4"27
22Derik QueenC6' 9"21
13Julian ReeseF6' 9"23
9Trendon WatfordF6' 8"25
1Zion WilliamsonF6' 6"26

Season series, plus the last five games

Games between the teams this season

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Timberwolves 3, Pelicans 1
Points per game
Timberwolves 130.2, Pelicans 125.8
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
Apr 12, 2026Regular seasonPelicans at Timberwolves126-132Timberwolves by 6
Feb 6, 2026Regular seasonPelicans at Timberwolves119-115Pelicans by 4
Dec 4, 2025Regular seasonTimberwolves at Pelicans125-116Timberwolves by 9
Dec 2, 2025Regular seasonTimberwolves at Pelicans149-142OTTimberwolves by 7

Minnesota Timberwolves logoTimberwolves last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4@ RocketsW 117-107+7.5W
Nov 2vs BucksW 112-100−11.5W
Oct 31@ SpursL 111-121+12.5W
Oct 30vs ClippersW 127-101−6.5W
Oct 28vs WarriorsL 114-119−3.5L

New Orleans Pelicans logoPelicans last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 4vs JazzW 120-113−5.5W
Nov 2@ GrizzliesW 135-134+5.5W
Oct 31vs HawksW 121-99+5.5W
Oct 29vs KingsW 132-120−6.5W
Oct 28vs NuggetsL 91-104+4.5L