Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/5/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Timberwolves will go up against the Houston Rockets at Target Center on Saturday.

The Rockets played the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-101 in their last game. Houston walked away from the game with a 42.0% field goal percentage (37 out of 88) and knocked down 11 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Rockets knocked down 16 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 76.2%. In the matter of rebounding, they collected a total of 50 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to defending, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 48.8% from the floor on 41 out of 84 shooting. Los Angeles totaled 20 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 78.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. They also made 12 of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 22 and the Clippers racked up 20 personal fouls.

Alperen Sengün is one player who was a contributor for this game. Sengün finished 61.5% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played for 33 minutes and totaled 13 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Houston steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 1-8 for the campaign. They turn it over 16.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Houston is snagging 47.1 boards per game and has totaled 174 assists on the year, which is 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are shooting 33.4% on three-point shots (107 of 320) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 107.0 points per contest (28th in the NBA) while shooting 41.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 21.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 238 surrendered on the year. The Rockets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.8% (391 of 801) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 22nd in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.7).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a score of 116-107 when they played the Suns. The Timberwolves collected 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Suns committed 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Minnesota made 13 of 34 attempts (38.2%). Overall, the Timberwolves finished 37 for 87 from the field which had them sitting at 42.5%. The Timberwolves permitted the Suns to knock down 41 out of 89 tries from the field which had them at 46.1% for this game. They finished shooting 39.5% from behind the 3-point line via 17 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). In the matter of rebounds, Minnesota allowed Phoenix to pull down 34 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Karl-Anthony Towns pitched in for the Timberwolves for this contest. Towns tallied 24 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 7 dimes in the matchup. He made 9 of 18 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 4-4 on the campaign. The Timberwolves are committing 20.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 75.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per game (11th in the league) and they turn it over 15.1 times per game. Minnesota has scored 913 points this year (114.1 per game) and they average 48.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Timberwolves are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in basketball.

The Minnesota defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point shots (113 of 321) and opponents are converting on 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 29.3 assists and 48.1 rebounds every game, which is 30th and 26th in the league. The Timberwolves are ranked 17th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.5. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (4th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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