The Houston Rockets (21-9) will attempt to continue a four-game win streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (15-14) on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Toyota Center as just 1.5-point favorites. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and FDSNX.

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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSNX
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Toyota Center

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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Rockets 113 – Timberwolves 105

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Timberwolves

• Pick ATS: Rockets (- 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-7.1)
• Pick OU:

  Over (213.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 218.0

• The Rockets have been more successful against the spread than the Timberwolves this year, recording an ATS record of 19-11-0, compared to the 12-17-0 mark of the T-Wolves.
• Houston covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point favorite or more 63.6% of the time. That’s less often than Minnesota covers as an underdog of 1.5 or more (66.7%).
• When it comes to going over the point total in 2024-25, Houston does it better (50% of the time) than Minnesota (41.4%).
• The Rockets have a .773 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (17-5) this season while the Timberwolves have a .333 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (1-2).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets are averaging 113.4 points per game this season (12th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on defense, allowing just 106.5 points per contest (third-best).
• Houston is top-five this season in rebounding, ranking best in the league with 49.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranks ninth with 43.6 rebounds allowed per contest.
• Looking at assists, the Rockets are delivering only 22.5 assists per contest (second-worst in league).
• Houston is averaging 12.9 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (12th-ranked).
• The Rockets rank 23rd in the NBA by making 12 treys per game, but they have a 32.7% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks third-worst in the league.

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

• The Timberwolves are 23rd in the league in points scored (109.1 per game) and fourth-best in points conceded (106.9).
• With 42.8 rebounds per game and 43.4 rebounds conceded, Minnesota is 23rd and eighth in the league, respectively.
• This season the Timberwolves are ranked 20th in the league in assists at 25.2 per game.
• Minnesota commits 15.1 turnovers per game and force 15.1 per game, ranking 21st and sixth, respectively, in the NBA.
• Beyond the arc, the Timberwolves are fifth-best in the league in 3-pointers made per game (14.8). They are 12th in 3-point percentage at 37.2%.

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