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

Published 3:34 am Friday, December 27, 2024

The Houston Rockets (21-9) are favored (-1.5) to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (15-14) at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Toyota Center. The game airs on SCHN and FDSNX.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on 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)

  • Houston’s record against the spread is 19-11-0.
  • Minnesota is 12-17-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Rockets’ ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 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)

  • The Rockets and their opponents have scored more than 213.5 points in 19 of 30 games this season.
  • The Timberwolves and their opponents have combined 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.
  • Minnesota’s outings 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 league this season, while the Timberwolves’ offense puts up the 27th-most.
  • The Timberwolves have allowed the fourth-fewest points in the league this season, while the Rockets have given up the fifth-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-110)

  • The Rockets have won 17, or 77.3%, of the 22 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • The Timberwolves have been chosen as underdogs in three games this year and have walked away with the win one time (33.3%) in those games.
  • Houston has a record of 17-5, a 77.3% win rate, when it’s favored by -110 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • This year, Minnesota has won one of three games when listed as at least -110 or better on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Rockets, based on the moneyline, is 52.4%.

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