Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.6% | 36.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 72.7% | 27.3% | -5.4 | ✓ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.5% | 48.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 57.4% | 42.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -14 (96-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 34 | 10-21 | 2-6 | 6-8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | - | - | |
| Anthony Edwards * | 33 | 6-16 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 30 | 3-16 | 1-10 | 4-6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt * | 25 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Patrick Beverley * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jaden McDaniels | 30 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Malik Beasley | 22 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Naz Reid | 10 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jake Layman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Nathan Knight | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 36 | 2-13 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 18 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Garrett Temple * | 14 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Tomas Satoransky * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 32 | 4-12 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones | 30 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 27 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez | 22 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jose Alvarado | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter