NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Timberwolves Picks for February 21
Published 11:39 am Friday, February 21, 2025
The Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25) are 3.5-point underdogs against the Houston Rockets (34-21) at Toyota Center on Friday, February 21, 2025. The game starts at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN, SCHN, and FDSN.
To find the best bets you can make on Friday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.
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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Game Info
- When: Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
- Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
- TV: ESPN, SCHN, and FDSN
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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 3.5)
- Against the spread, Houston is 29-26-0 this year.
- Against the spread, Minnesota is 24-32-0 this season.
- As 3.5-point favorites or more, the Rockets are 16-15 against the spread.
- The Timberwolves’ ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or more is 6-3.
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Pick OU:
Over (218.5)
- Rockets games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 218.5 points 30 times.
- The Timberwolves have played 29 games this season that ended with a point total higher than 218.5 points.
- Houston’s matchups this year have an average point total of 222.6, 4.1 more points than this game’s over/under.
- Minnesota’s average game total this season has been 219.9, 1.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Timberwolves are the NBA’s 13th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 15th-ranked Rockets.
- This game features the league’s ninth-ranked (Timberwolves) and fourth-ranked (Rockets) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-150)
- This season, the Rockets have won 25 out of the 34 games, or 73.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Timberwolves have been chosen as underdogs in 12 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (41.7%) in those games.
- This season, Houston has won 23 of its 31 games, or 74.2%, when favored by at least -150 on the moneyline.
- This season, Minnesota has come away with a win three times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockets have a 60% chance to win.
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