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#572 Houston Rockets +4 over Minnesota Timberwolves 7:10 PM CT

Minnesota has been a great story this season but with a 2-3 run in the past five games around a hectic holiday schedule, the Wolves may be slipping back to the pack. This game starts a difficult four-game road trip for the Wolves who have now lost S/U in three of the past four road games. Houston is 17-15 this season with a 14-5 S/U record at home. The Rockets are only 1.6 points behind Minnesota in average scoring differential and Houston appears to be back on track with back-to-back wins following a tough 2-6 run filled with close misses. The Rockets are 6-4 S/U vs. top 10 teams this season and all the numbers suggest Houston deserves to be in that top 10 grouping despite not yet being valued in that manner. In a pairing of the two best defensive scoring teams in the NBA, the home underdog number has some appeal, and the Rockets are the #1 3-point defensive in the NBA, likely to slow down Minnesota’s over 38 percent shooting beyond the arc.