Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Target Center is the location where the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-23) will attempt to defeat the Houston Rockets (32-18) on Thursday.

The Rockets took the court against the Nets and went home with a loss by a final score of 99-97 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 18 and the Nets accounted for 25 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Brooklyn went 76.5% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 17 shots. Furthermore, Brooklyn pulled down 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 26 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. With regard to defending, Houston let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the field on 38 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned a total of 45 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 18 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Houston wrapped up the contest with a 41.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 83) and converted 11 out of their 32 3-point shots.

Alperen Sengun is someone who came through in this game. Sengun shot 44.4% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins and also collected 20 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Houston enters this one with a record of 32-18 this season. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Houston is pulling in 47.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,126 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (608 of 1,778) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 113.4 points per contest (13th in the NBA) while going 44.8% from the field.

On defense, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,136 conceded on the season. The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (1,994 of 4,384) and they concede 42.7 boards per contest as a team. They give up 35.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 6th in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Timberwolves went home defeated by a final of 116-114 when they faced the Kings. The Timberwolves snagged 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Kings were called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Timberwolves to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 100.0%. Concerning three-point attempts, Minnesota made 12 out of their 40 tries (30.0%). Overall, the Timberwolves shot 43 for 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.7%. The Timberwolves allowed the Kings to knock down 45 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.9% in this game. They went 41.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 out of 24 and finished the contest at 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota permitted Sacramento to get 47 in total (11 offensive).

Naz Reid pitched in for the Timberwolves in this matchup. He knocked down 12 out of 19 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 5 rebounds. Reid earned 30 points in his 40 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists for the game.

Minnesota has a mark of 27-23 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Timberwolves are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in the league. Minnesota has 5,553 points on the campaign (111.1 per game) and they grab 43.6 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 25.4 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per game. The Timberwolves commit 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (634 of 1,816) and their opponents are making 78.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 24.4 assists and 42.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 8th in the league. The Timberwolves are ranked 4th in basketball in points given up per game with 108.0. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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