NBA : Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets Odds & Prediction

Game Info: February 21, 2025 9:30PM EST @ Toyota Center

Despite some signs of brilliance from the Timberwolves, their latest games have been marked by inconsistency; on the other hand, the Rockets are now looking to rebound after a few hard losses. Houston will have the home court advantage, whereas Minnesota has owned the matchup in their last encounters. Both teams are trying to build momentum as the season moves along which will make this game very entertaining. Added to that, with important stars possibly remaining out, it will be depth and execution that will prove critical for either side.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Timberwolves 2.44 , Rockets 1.60

Spread: Timberwolves +4 , Rockets -4

Over/Under: 219

Team Recent Performance

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Timberwolves have recently completed 5 matches with 2 wins and 3 losses. On 14th February, they won over Thunder by 116-101 score with such betting line of underdog at 9.5 points. Prior to that, on February 13, they lost relatively close the Bucks at a final score of 101-103. They also failed to cover the betting line as 9.5 point favorites and under total of 218.5. On February 11, Timberwolves lost to Cavaliers by a score of 107 to 128, with 8 points in favor of Cavaliers for betting line. This match turned out to have total match points of above 232. On February 9, Timberwolves beat Trail Blazers by 114-98 and were able to cover the 4 points. Total points were under 213 for this match. The 7th of February was as they defeated Rockets as 1 point favorites at 127-114 and total points went above 214.5.

Houston Rockets

It was February 14 when the Rockets were defeated by the Warriors (98-105), performing below the spread as 1.5-point underdogs; that total went under 226. One day before that, they beat the Suns 119-111 but failed to cover as 9.5-point favorites, with the total going over at 220.5. They bagged a win on February 10 against the Raptors 94-87 but didn’t cover the 8-point spread, as the total remained under 223. On February 9, they missed losing against the Mavericks 105-116 at 3-point underdogs under a total of 228. On February 7, they lost to the Timberwolves at 114-127 under the same conditions of 1 point with the total over at 214.5.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The last 10 meetings in which Minnesota Timberwolves (8-2) played against Houston Rockets (2-8) are being ruled in favor of Minnesota, directly and against the spread, as they record a 7-3 ATS outcome. Seven out of the 10 games went over. Minnesota scored an average of 115.7 points while Houston scored an average of 107 over the last ten. From the field, the Timberwolves shoot 48.84 percent, while the Rockets make 8 attempts out of seventeen. The boards are quite a close battle with Minnesota slightly ahead in that department (43.8 to 42.4). The Timberwolves have been a little bit better from beyond the arc, knocking down 140 of 353 attempts, while the Rockets have hit 120 of 336. In steals, Houston has slightly better performance than Minnesota, being averaging 9.1 steals-per game compared to Minnesota’s 8.9 average steal count.

Team Injuries Update

Minnesota Timberwolves

Rudy Gobert (C, back), Mike Conley (PG, finger), and Terrence Shannon (PF, foot) are questionable. Julius Randle (SF, groin) and Donte DiVincenzo (PG, toe) are out.

Houston Rockets

Cody Zeller (SF, undisclosed) is out.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Minnesota Timberwolves will win and cover the spread with the total staying under 219.

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