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