Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 11/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Target Center is where the Minnesota Timberwolves (8-8) will attempt to beat the Houston Rockets (12-6) on Tuesday.

The Rockets played the Trail Blazers and went home with a loss by a final score of 104-98 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Rockets ended up with 19 while the Trail Blazers accumulated 26 personal fouls. They converted 18 of 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Portland shot 78.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of 23 tries. Furthermore, Portland pulled down 53 rebounds (16 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Portland totaled 16 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Houston allowed 37.8% from the field on 34 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this matchup while forcing 18 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 43 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 26 of their 33 attempts for a percentage of 78.8%. Houston wrapped up the game having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (32 of 90) and knocked down 8 of their 32 shots from downtown.

Alperen Sengun is one player who played a role in the game. He recorded 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He played 36 mins played and also collected 5 boards. Sengun finished the game shooting 41.2% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes.

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Houston heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-6 so far this year. They are averaging 113.8 points per game (14th in basketball) while hitting 44.0% from the field. The Rockets are shooting 32.5% on shots from distance (210 of 647) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston is pulling in 50.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 409 dimes this year, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They rank 2nd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 380 relinquished this year. The Rockets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (674 of 1,578) and they surrender 44.4 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.3% on three-point shots and they rank 3rd in the league in PPG allowed (105.1).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a final score of 107-105 when they played the Celtics. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Boston to get 40 overall (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 21 out of 56 and finished the contest at 12 out of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Timberwolves allowed the Celtics to bury 37 of 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 42.5% for the game. Overall, the Timberwolves finished the game shooting 37 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Minnesota knocked down 15 of their 41 attempts (36.6%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 76.2%. The Celtics had 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 2 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves earned 38 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 49 in this matchup.

Anthony Edwards ended up being a factor for the Timberwolves in the matchup. Edwards tallied 28 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 9 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 8-8 for the season. The Timberwolves commit 19.5 fouls per contest and they hit 78.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.4 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.8 times per game. Minnesota has accounted for 1,804 points for the campaign (112.8 per contest) and they pull in 41.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Timberwolves are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the league.

The Minnesota defense allows 35.1% on 3-point attempts (189 of 539) and their opposition knocks down 79.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 23.9 dimes and 41.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 5th in the NBA. The Timberwolves on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.8. They are able to force 14.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (19th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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