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The Rockets vs Timberwolves game on January 21 is a matchup that neither club wants to lose. This is the best basketball league in the world, and it offers us another day full of exciting and significant games.
The Timberwolves have managed to win the opening two games of this particular series between the two clubs. These victories are also a part of a run in which they have defeated the Rockets in their previous six meetings.
Today, at JefeBet, we bring you our analysis and predictions for this Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves. However, we have many more predictions for each of the NBA games so we encourage you to take a look at them.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Regular Season Game on January 21, 2023
- Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- When: Saturday, January 21, 2023, 8:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Houston Rockets
- Season record: 10-35
The Rockets’ season is getting worse as they continue to have the worst record in the NBA. Moreover, they are currently in the middle of a 12-game losing streak that they will want to snap as soon as possible in order to at least start sprucing up their dismal record a little.
The most recent of those defeats was perhaps the most painful, given that they were at home and against the Charlotte Hornets. Although they went into halftime with a seven-point lead, the defense once again played its part, and they ended up losing 122-117.
Even though they must head into this game with confidence if they are to break that losing streak, that’s easier said than done considering Houston has lost 20 of their 24 away games this campaign.
Betting on the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Season record: 23-24
Even though the Timberwolves are still pretty erratic, they have won seven of ten games in 2023 to move up to seventh place in the Western Conference and to within 0.5 games of the direct postseason slots.
The T-Wolves arrive here after registering a key result for their goals: they avoided a third loss in a row, and now they are full of motivation given the way it all happened. On this game, their defense, an area where perhaps they suffer the most, stepped up and allowed them to win by ten points in the last quarter, with a 126-128 comeback win over the Toronto Raptors.
This game will be a good opportunity for the Wolves to put their record at .500 once again as they will face the worst team in the league and will be at home, a condition in which they have recorded 15 of their 23 wins this campaign.
JefeBet Prediction
Despite the absence of a great offensive weapon like Karl-Anthony Towns, the Timberwolves have managed to continue to be effective on offense. Thanks to the talented young Anthony Edwards, who has averaged 23.7 points per game, they should have no major problems making one of the worst defenses in the league suffer.
The Timberwolves also showed in their most recent game that they can play solid defense, and this game gives them a wonderful opportunity to do so against the Rockets, which have the third-worst offense in the league, with only 109.8 points scored per game.
The Wolves’ superiority in this game is more than evident, so we expect them to be able to take advantage of playing at home once again and take a comfortable victory against the Rockets, who they have already defeated twice this campaign.
Prediction: Minnesota Timberwolves Spread.
