The Houston Rockets (21-9) are slightly favored (by 1.5 points) to extend a three-game home win streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (15-14) on Friday, December 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.

To find the best bets you can place on Friday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Game Info

• When: Friday, December 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
• TV: SCHN and FDSNX
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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 1.5)

• Houston has beaten the spread 19 times in 30 games.
• Minnesota is 12-17-0 against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 1.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 14-8.
• As a 1.5-point underdog or more, the Timberwolves have two wins ATS (2-1).

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Pick OU:

Over (213.5)

• In 19 games this season, the Rockets and their opponents have scored more than 213.5 total points.
• The Timberwolves have combined with their opponent to score more than 213.5 points in 16 of 29 games this season.
• Houston’s contests this year have an average total of 221.9, 8.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average total for Minnesota’s games this season has been 219.6, 6.1 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Rockets score the 13th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Timberwolves’ offense puts up the 27th-most.
• This matchup features the league’s fourth-ranked (Timberwolves) and fifth-ranked (Rockets) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-110)

• This season, the Rockets have been favored 22 times and won 17, or 77.3%, of those games.
• The Timberwolves have won in one of the three contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Houston has a record of 17-5, a 77.3% win rate, when it’s favored by -110 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This season, Minnesota has come away with a win one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least -110 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for the Rockets.

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