Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 4/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet

The Minnesota Timberwolves (44-34) are traveling to Toyota Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the Houston Rockets (20-58).

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and went home with a win by a final score of 136-130 in their last game. Minnesota ended the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (43 of 86) and made 19 out of their 40 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 31 of their 36 attempts for a rate of 86.1%. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists in the game as well as creating 2 turnovers and earning 14 steals. With respect to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 53.5% from the field on 46 of 86 shooting. Denver earned 44 assists and had 36 steals for the contest. Moreover, Denver snagged 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Denver walked away from this one shooting 89.7% from the charity stripe by converting 26 of their 29 tries. They also converted 12 of their 35 attempts from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Timberwolves left the arena with 23 while the Nuggets accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a player who played a role in the game. He accounted for 32 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and also snagged 9 rebounds. Towns finished shooting 61.1% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Minnesota will enter this matchup with a mark of 44-34 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 44.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,992 dimes for the season, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are hitting 35.7% on 3-pointers (1,149 of 3,220) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 115.5 points per outing (1st in the league) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are 29th in the league in giving up assists with 2,030 conceded on the campaign. The Timberwolves defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (3,107 of 6,805) and they surrender 45.9 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed (112.6).

For their last game, the Rockets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-117 against the Kings. Concerning rebounding, Houston allowed Sacramento to get 39 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 42.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 out of 28 and ended up going 26 of 34 from the charity stripe (76.5%). The Rockets allowed the Kings to convert 42 out of their 81 attempts from the field which left them shooting 51.9% for the contest. Overall, the Rockets shot 41 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.3%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Houston made 17 of 45 attempts (37.8%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a rate of 69.2%. The Kings were called for 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Rockets were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the contest.

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up being a factor for the Rockets in this contest. Porter Jr. scored 27 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 11 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 24 in the game for a rate of 45.8%, and added 4 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 20-58 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA. Houston has accounted for 8,531 pts on the campaign (109.4 per contest) and they collect 42.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 23.6 times per game (21st in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.5 times per game. The Rockets are committing 20.6 fouls per game and they go 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense allows 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (988 of 2,821) and opponents are converting on 77.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.6 dimes and 45.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 23rd and 22nd in basketball. The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (30th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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