Houston vs Minnesota Prediction: the Rockets Won't Cope with the Wolves?

Prediction for the NBA match between Houston vs Minnesota, which will take place on January 6th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Rockets will play their sixth straight home game. Ime Udoka's team failed the first three games of that stretch - to Indiana (117-123), Phoenix (113-129), and Philadelphia (127-131) - but managed wins over Detroit (136-113) and Brooklyn (112-101). As we can see from the recent results, Houston has slipped a bit on defense. This is mainly due to the absence of Dylon Brooks, one of the best defensive players in the modern NBA. Brooks is injured and will not play against Minnesota.

The Timberwolves started to falter towards the end of the first half. Moreover, when Western leaders lose, they usually fail in every possible way. Most recently, Minnesota couldn't get anything going on the road against Oklahoma (106-129). And in their last home match, the Wolves could not handle New Orleans (106-117). The Wolves keep the first place in the West and the first place in the defensive rating, but Minnesota is definitely not unstoppable. Also, Chris Finch's team can be vulnerable to tactically savvy opponents.

Minnesota has been playing a few quality games, but Houston has been losing more than winning lately without Dillon Brooks. We like the Timberwolves, who have been better than Houston this season and have beaten the Rockets regularly. We also bet on TO, again considering the absence of Brooks. Among the bets on statistics, we choose the TU of assists. Both teams are in the top 5 rankings in assists per game.