New Orleans at Minnesota

The Minnesota Timberwolves have not been a playoff team in over a decade, and at 16-36 on the season that isn't about to change anytime soon. New Orleans rose to make the playoffs a year ago, but have fallen off sharply at 16-36 this year through 52 games. The fact is we have a pair of teams going nowhere here, but each will sense the opportunity to log a rare win, so expect a concerted effort from both clubs in this game. New Orleans recently completed a stretch of six games scoring 100+, but have lost four straight and have not touched 100 points in any of them. Minnesota has put together a pair of wins in their last two games for the first time since December 20. Teams off a win, playing to a high total of greater than 210, when both teams are poor and have a winning percentage from .250 to .400, have played UNDER to a 44-16 ATS mark. Make the play on the UNDER in this one.