Timberwolves vs. Rockets Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – November 26

Published 7:31 pm Monday, November 25, 2024

The Minnesota Timberwolves (8-8) square off against the Houston Rockets (12-6) as 3.5-point favorites on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and FDSN.

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Timberwolves vs. Rockets Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Venue: Target Center

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Timberwolves vs. Rockets Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Rockets 112 – Timberwolves 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Timberwolves vs. Rockets

  • Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 3.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Rockets (-2.8)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (220.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 221.2
  • The Rockets (12-6-0 ATS) have covered the spread 37.5% of the time, 29.2% more often than the Timberwolves (6-10-0) this year.
  • When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, Minnesota (3-9) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (25%) than Houston (1-1) does as the underdog (50%).
  • When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Minnesota does it better (56.2% of the time) than Houston (38.9%).
  • As a moneyline favorite this year, the Timberwolves are 7-7, while the Rockets are 2-2 as moneyline underdogs.

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

  • Offensively, the Timberwolves are putting up 112.8 points per game (17th-ranked in league). They are allowing 110.8 points per contest at the other end (10th-ranked).
  • Minnesota hasn’t been allowing many rebounds this year, ranking fifth-best in the NBA (41.9 rebounds allowed per game), but it ranks fifth-worst in the league with just 41.1 boards per contest.
  • The Timberwolves rank 22nd in the NBA with 24.4 dimes per game.
  • This season, Minnesota is committing 15 turnovers per game (21st-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest (12th-ranked).
  • The Timberwolves have a 37.9% three-point percentage this season (sixth-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really provided a lift by making 15.5 treys per game (fifth-best).

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Rockets Performance Insights

  • In 2024-25, the Rockets are 14th in the league offensively (113.8 points scored per game) and third-best defensively (105.1 points conceded).
  • Houston is the best team in the league in rebounds per game (50.2) and is ranked 20th in rebounds conceded (44.4).
  • With 22.7 assists per game, the Rockets are third-worst in the league.
  • Houston is the fifth-best squad in the NBA in turnovers per game (12.2) and fourth-best in turnovers forced (15.3).
  • The Rockets are the fifth-worst squad in the NBA in 3-pointers made (11.7 per game) and third-worst in 3-point percentage (32.5%).

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