Timberwolves vs. Rockets Prediction: Houston to Win, Anthony Edwards Projected for Big Game in Friday's NBA Matchup [2/21/2025]

The Houston Rockets will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA action at Toyota Center on Friday, starting at 9:30PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results and today’s injury reports, Dimers' advanced NBA model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Rockets as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Minnesota-Houston game 10,000 times," said Damien Souness from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Rockets' chance of winning is 60%, while the Timberwolves' is 40%."

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Rockets lineup will feature stars like Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson, while the Timberwolves will rely on Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels.

For a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Timberwolves vs. Rockets predictions page.

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Rockets vs. Timberwolves Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NBA game between the Timberwolves and Rockets 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Rockets a 60% chance of beating the Timberwolves. Our predicted final score has the Rockets winning 113-110.

According to our model, the Timberwolves (+3.5) have a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 222.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Timberwolves vs. Rockets Odds

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Timberwolves vs. Rockets Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Timberwolves vs. Rockets matchup is on the total.

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Timberwolves vs. Rockets Player Props

Looking for Minnesota vs. Houston NBA player props? We have crunched the numbers to project how each team's leading players will perform at Toyota Center.

Anthony Edwards is expected to lead the Timberwolves in scoring, while Jalen Green is projected to be the top scorer for the Rockets.

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Wolves vs. Rockets Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's matchup between the Rockets and Timberwolves at Toyota Center is scheduled to start at 9:30PM ET.

• Who: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets
• Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
• Time: 9:30PM ET/6:30PM PT
• Venue: Toyota Center

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Timberwolves vs. Rockets matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict the Rockets, with a 60% win probability, will likely beat the Timberwolves on Friday.

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