Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/21/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 21, 2023

Venue:  Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSNX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rockets +8, Timberwolves -8; Over/Under:  235.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rockets +8, Timberwolves -8; Over/Under:  235.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rockets +8, Timberwolves -8; Over/Under:  235.5 points

Houston Rockets:  10-35 (5th place, Southwest Division)

Minnesota Timberwolves:  23-24 (3rd place, Northwest Division)

Do not miss out on our expert handicapper analysis! Jack Banks is on a HOT STREAK in the NBA: 83-50 Run! Make sure you check out his picks and many more from the expert handicappers featured in the Shop Picks section.

Houston Rockets:  0-10 last 10

Minnesota Timberwolves:  7-3 last 10

The Rockets are coming into this game with a 10-35 record overall and they are 4-20 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 12 game losing streak with losses coming against the Boston Celtics, the Dallas Mavericks, the New York Knicks, the Mavericks again, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Utah Jazz, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Sacramento Kings twice in a row, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Charlotte Hornets in their last game. Jalen Green led the team in points in that game with 41 while Alperen Şengün was next on the team with 24 points. Jalen Green led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Alperen Şengün led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 50.5% from the field, 31.3% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 109.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 117.6 PPG against them. The Rockets have an ATS record of 17-26-2 this season and their O/U record is 23-22.

The Timberwolves are coming into this game with a 23-24 record overall and they are 15-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Toronto Raptors in their last game. D'Angelo Russell led the team in points in that game with 25 while Anthony Edwards was next on the team with 23 points. Anthony Edwards led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Kyle Anderson led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 50.6% from the field, 42.5% from 3-point range, and 91.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 115.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 115.8 PPG against them. The Timberwolves have an ATS record of 21-26 this season and their O/U record is 23-24.

The current betting odds have the Rockets listed as an 8 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rockets have been terrible this season with the worst record in the entire NBA at 10-35 overall. They have been terrible in their road games too as they are 4-10 in their road games and they have been in a very bad slump lately too, losing 12 games in a row as they enter this one. The Timberwolves have been a lot better than the Rockets this season but the T-Wolves still haven't been great in their games as they are struggling to even stay above .500 with their 23-24 record overall right now. They have been a better team at home this year with a 15-10 home record and they are even coming off a win in their last game but they still haven't been that great lately and as bad as the Rockets have been this season, this is a lot of points for a struggling Timberwolves team to cover. The Rockets are going to be really hungry to snap their long losing streak and get a win in this game so they will fight all night just to keep this game close enough to keep themselves in it. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rockets to cover the spread in this game.

Rockets Timberwolves Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, January 21, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Timberwolves 124 Rockets 120.

Don't miss our champion handicappers free picks and expert basketball picks today.  And if you enjoyed this Houston Rockets Minnesota Timberwolves prediction, be sure to drop by every day for our weekly NBA predictions and previews.

Houston Rockets: 16-26 ATS in all games. 6-16 ATS in road games. 9-3 OVER after 4 straight games allowing a shooting pct. of 50% or higher.

Minnesota Timberwolves: 5-1 ATS after a win by 6 points or less. 20-10 OVER after allowing 120 points or more 3 straight games. 18-8 OVER after 2 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 50% or higher.

Houston Rockets:  K. Porter Jr. (SG) Ques Sat - Foot. J. Smith Jr. (PF) Ques Sat - Ankle.

Minnesota Timberwolves:  R. Gobert (C) Ques Sat - Groin. A. Rivers (PG) Ques Sat - Knee. J. McLaughlin (PG)Out indefinitely - Calf. K. Towns (C) Out indefinitely - Calf.

“I actually thought the way that we started the third quarter right after halftime, I was disappointed with that. The ball kind of stuck a little bit and we missed a few shots, put our heads down.” - Stephen Silas after his team’s loss against the Hornets in their game on Wednesday.

“Encouraged by our guys stepping up. They didn’t have a lot of gas. Took them a long time to find it. I think the key to the game was we were able to keep scoring until we could find a defensive rhythm.” - Chris Finch after his team’s win against the Raptors in their game on Thursday.

PG Jae'Sean Tate

SG Jalen Green

SF Eric Gordon

PF Jabari Smith Jr. 

C Alperen Sengun

PG D'Angelo Russell

SG Anthony Edwards

SF Jaden McDaniels

PF Kyle Anderson

C Rudy Gobert

PPG: J. Green (21.9)

APG: K. Porter Jr. (5.6)

Reb/G: A. Sengun (8.8)

PPG: A. Edwards (23.7)

APG: D. Russell (6.2)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (11.5)

Coaches:

Houston Rockets: Stephen Silas (3rd season)

Minnesota Timberwolves: Chris Finch (3rd season)