Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, January 23, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-7)

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on their way to Toyota Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Houston Rockets. Houston is 7-point underdogs. The over/under is 230.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 113-104 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 26 and the Rockets racked up 19 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 24 attempts from distance. Houston ended up going 57.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 33 tries. Moreover, Houston had 56 boards (15 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Houston earned 24 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 38 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 30 with 3 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves converted 20 of their 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Minnesota finished having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (38 of 83) and knocked down 17 of their 41 3-point attempts.

Anthony Edwards is a player who had an impact for the contest. Edwards finished the game at 58.6% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 41 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He had 44 points on 17 out of 29 shooting.

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Minnesota steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 24-24 on the campaign. They are turning it over 15.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 22.1 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 41.0 boards per game and has racked up 1,216 assists this year, which ranks 8th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Timberwolves are shooting 35.3% on three-point attempts (553 of 1,566) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They average 115.3 points per game (11th in basketball) on 49.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They currently rank 28th in the league in allowing assists with 1,238 conceded this year. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.7% (1,987 of 4,253) and they concede 44.4 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 37.4% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (115.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 113-104 when they played the Timberwolves. With respect to rebounding, Houston permitted Minnesota to snag 30 overall (3 offensive). They wrapped up this game 41.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Rockets allowed the Timberwolves to make 38 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.8% in this game. When all was said and done, the Rockets shot 38 for 79 from the field which had them sitting at 48.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Houston made 9 out of 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 57.6%. The Timberwolves had 26 fouls for the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They turned the ball over 21 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Rockets earned 41 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 56 in the game.

Alperen Sengün ended up being a factor for the Rockets in this contest. Sengün totaled 19 points in his 37 mins on the court and added 7 assists for the game. He made 7 of 9 for this game for a rate of 77.8%, and tallied 16 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 10-36 on the year. As an offense, the Rockets are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league. Houston has scored 5,045 pts this season (109.7 per game) and they average 46.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 22.2 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.9 times per contest. The Rockets commit 20.8 fouls every game while shooting 75.6% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets defensively are ranked 25th in the league in points given up per game with 117.5. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Houston defense allows 36.7% on shots from distance (661 of 1,803) and opponents are making 78.7% of their foul shots. They concede 25.6 assists and 41.9 boards every game, which is 19th and 4th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-7)

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