Rockets vs. Timberwolves Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 6

Published 7:16 pm Wednesday, February 5, 2025

The Houston Rockets (32-18) are 1.5-point favorites as they look to turn around a four-game losing streak when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (28-23) on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Target Center. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and FDSN.

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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Venue: Target Center

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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Timberwolves 111 – Rockets 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Rockets vs. Timberwolves

  • Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 1.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Timberwolves (-1.8)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (214.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 220.7
  • The Rockets’ .580 ATS win percentage (29-21-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Timberwolves’ .412 mark (21-30-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
  • Houston (17-16) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 1.5 points or more this season (51.5%) than Minnesota (7-4) does as a 1.5+-point underdog (63.6%).
  • Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the point total 52.9% of the time this season (27 out of 51). That’s less often than Houston and its opponents have (27 out of 50).
  • The Rockets have a .719 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (23-9) this season while the Timberwolves have a .400 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (4-6).

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Rockets Performance Insights

  • On offense, the Rockets are scoring 113.4 points per game (13th-ranked in league). They are allowing 108.6 points per contest on defense (sixth-ranked).
  • Houston ranks best in the NBA by averaging 47.9 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranks eighth in the league (42.7 allowed per contest).
  • Looking at assists, the Rockets are putting up just 22.5 assists per game (worst in league).
  • Houston is committing 13 turnovers per game (10th-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest (seventh-ranked).
  • The Rockets rank 25th in the NBA by making 12.2 threes per contest, but they have a 34.2% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks third-worst in the league.

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Timberwolves Performance Insights

  • The Timberwolves are 20th in the NBA in points scored (111.4 per game) and fourth-best in points conceded (108).
  • On the glass, Minnesota is 19th in the NBA in rebounds (43.9 per game). It is seventh in rebounds conceded (42.6 per game).
  • This season the Timberwolves are ranked 18th in the league in assists at 25.5 per game.
  • Minnesota is 21st in the league in turnovers per game (14.5) and 12th in turnovers forced (13.9).
  • In 2024-25 the Timberwolves are fifth-best in the league in 3-point makes (15.1 per game), and third-best in 3-point percentage (38.4%).

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