Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.0% | 29.0% | -7.9 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 80.4% | 19.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 82.0% | 18.0% | -16.7 | ✓ (10.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 88.1% | 11.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 80.4% | 19.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -6 (109-115). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
RAPM GS requires a reviewed game-score run and a qualified player and game match. A dash means the score is unavailable.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu * | 39 | 8-14 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | -11.8 |
| Jaden McDaniels * | 39 | 8-19 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | -3.8 |
| LaMelo Ball * | 35 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +15.3 |
| Jonathan Kuminga * | 34 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 6-12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +5.0 |
| Rudy Gobert * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | +3.9 |
| Trey Lyles | 29 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | -5.7 |
| Jaylen Clark | 20 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -12.2 |
| Bones Hyland | 9 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | -11.9 |
| Joan Beringer | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -5.3 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Fears * | 36 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | +4.5 |
| Zion Williamson * | 35 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | +8.6 |
| Dejounte Murray * | 34 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | +1.8 |
| Trey Murphy III * | 33 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | +8.4 |
| Karlo Matković * | 17 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | -1.4 |
| Saddiq Bey | 31 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +6.5 |
| Trendon Watford | 19 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | +6.1 |
| Herbert Jones | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Derik Queen | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +0.2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5.2 |
* = starter