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Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Houston Rockets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -3-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 127-108 result against the Bulls on February 05. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a -11.5-point favorite, while the 235 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Houston was a 99-97 loser on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the -8.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (196) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 32-18 SU,29-21 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 28-23 SU,21-30 ATS
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Houston at Dallas Saturday, February 8
Minnesota home to Portland Saturday, February 8