Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets Predictions

Minnesota’s absences point to Houston

Action Network lists Anthony Edwards out with a knee injury and Donte DiVincenzo out with an Achilles injury. With two Minnesota guards unavailable, Houston is priced as an 8.5-point favorite and -310 on the moneyline.

The Rockets enter 7-1 after a 109-93 win over Boston on November 3, while the Timberwolves are 5-3. Those records and Minnesota’s injuries make Houston the likely winner, but they don’t make either price worth betting.

Houston’s frontcourt and schedule support a pass

Houston is on the second night of a back-to-back. Action Network lists Steven Adams out with a calf injury and Clint Capela questionable with an ankle injury, leaving the Rockets without a confirmed center rotation as they try to cover 8.5 points.

BettingPros, a betting analysis site, reported that 67% of its tracked public bets backed Houston while the spread moved from Rockets -9.5 to the current SPF price of -8.5. That ticket count doesn’t cover the entire market, and the movement isn’t a strong reason to lay the points.

Houston is the pick to win, but the moneyline is too expensive and the spread asks too much from a team playing on consecutive nights with frontcourt absences. Pass.