NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Timberwolves Picks for December 27

Published 5:40 am Friday, December 27, 2024

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.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Friday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 1.5)

  • Against the spread, Houston is 19-11-0 this season.
  • Minnesota has covered the spread 12 times in 29 games.
  • The Rockets are 14-8 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Timberwolves have won twice ATS (2-1) as a 1.5-point underdog or more this year.

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Pick OU:

Over (213.5)

  • The Rockets and their opponents have gone over 213.5 combined points in 19 of 30 games this season.
  • The Timberwolves have played 16 games this season that have had more than 213.5 combined points scored.
  • The average total in Houston’s contests this year is 221.9, 8.4 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • Minnesota’s contests this season have a 219.6-point average over/under, 6.1 more points than this game’s point total.
  • The Rockets score the 13th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Timberwolves’ offense racks up the 27th-most.
  • This outing 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 won 17 out of the 22 games, or 77.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Timberwolves have been victorious in one of the three contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Houston has won 17 of its 22 games, or 77.3%, when favored by at least -110 on the moneyline.
  • This year, Minnesota has won one of three games when listed as at least -110 or better on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 52.4% chance to win.

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