MIN136
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets — Win Probability

FINAL
Minnesota Timberwolves logo
Minnesota Timberwolves
47-33
136
VS
Houston Rockets logo
Houston Rockets
51-29
132
Model expected score: Minnesota Timberwolves 113.0 – Houston Rockets 118.1 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

MIN
  • Anthony EdwardsOut
  • Donte DiVincenzoOut
HOU
  • Oscar TshiebweDay-To-Day
  • Clint CapelaOut
  • Steven AdamsOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Rockets 67%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Timberwolves won by 4
COMBINED SCORE
268

Margin of Victory — Houston Rockets (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost ← actual result
36%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
18%
Won by 15-21
13%
Won by 21+
13%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 268.

O/U LINE 210
86% over ✓14% under
O/U LINE 220
72% over ✓28% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
52% over ✓48% under
O/U LINE 240
32% over ✓68% under
O/U LINE 250
16% over ✓84% under
O/U LINE 260
7% over ✓93% under

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

MIN
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Anthony EdwardsSG
28.8
Julius RandlePF
21.1
Jaden McDanielsPF
14.8
Ayo DosunmuSG
14.4
Donte DiVincenzoSG
12.2
HOU
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Kevin DurantSF
26.0
Alperen ŞengünC
20.4
Amen ThompsonPG
18.3
Jabari Smith Jr.PF
15.8
Reed SheppardSG
13.5

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
MIN
117.83
7th / 30
Points
HOU
115.02
18th / 30
MIN
44.05
13th / 30
Rebounds
HOU
47.93
1st / 30
MIN
26.00
16th / 30
Assists
HOU
25.43
21st / 30
MIN
100.24
9th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
HOU
96.29
28th / 30
MIN
55.91%
6th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
HOU
54.26%
17th / 30
MIN
12.45%
18th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
HOU
12.63%
21st / 30
MIN
25.67%
15th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
HOU
34.73%
1st / 30
MIN
.283
7th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
HOU
.260
18th / 30
MIN
117.55
12th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
HOU
119.46
8th / 30
MIN
114.23
7th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
HOU
114.37
8th / 30
MIN
+3.31
10th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
HOU
+5.09
7th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
48.11%7th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.88%10th/30
13.7714th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.8724th/30
37.1016th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
32.4526th/30
37.12%5th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.59%9th/30
28.7218th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
32.682nd/30
51.2220th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
60.591st/30
56.07%8th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.94%20th/30
18.7914th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.4817th/30
24.999th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.1914th/30
75.21%29th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.36%25th/30
11.0218th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
15.541st/30
32.9211th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
34.236th/30
8.7711th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.869th/30
5.704th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.962nd/30
14.1319th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.9926th/30
21.0725th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.126th/30
Opponent
46.24%7th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.07%6th/30
12.133rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.839th/30
34.052nd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.4510th/30
35.62%14th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.21%7th/30
29.1315th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.2316th/30
55.1828th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.8627th/30
52.79%5th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.28%6th/30
19.5825th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.408th/30
25.1025th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.0712th/30
78.02%14th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
75.43%2nd/30
11.6319th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.8222nd/30
31.917th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
29.211st/30
8.3013th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.3627th/30
4.082nd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.8718th/30
14.2711th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.3021st/30
20.3118th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.7224th/30
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