MIN117
FINAL
107HOU
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets — Win Probability

FINAL
Minnesota Timberwolves logo
Minnesota Timberwolves
5-3
117
VS
Houston Rockets logo
Houston Rockets
7-1
107
Market line: Houston Rockets -7.5, total 219.5 · Model expected score: Minnesota Timberwolves 106.0 – Houston Rockets 113.5

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 71%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Timberwolves won by 10
COMBINED SCORE
224

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
29%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
12%
Won by 8-14
20%
Won by 15-21
16%
Won by 21+
16%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines, centered on the real market total (219.5). The real combined score was 224.

O/U LINE 210
70% over ✓30% under
O/U LINE 220 MARKET LINE
49% over ✓51% under
O/U LINE 230
28% over72% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
13% over87% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
4% over96% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
1% over99% 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
33.3
LaMelo BallPG
16.9
Jaden McDanielsPF
16.8
Ayo DosunmuSG
15.8
Jonathan KumingaSF
12.3
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).
Alperen ŞengünC
23.3
Kevin DurantPF
20.8
Jabari Smith Jr.PF
18.4
Amen ThompsonSF
16.0
Fred VanVleetPG
12.2

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
118.78
6th / 30
Points
HOU
117.89
8th / 30
MIN
49.22
2nd / 30
Rebounds
HOU
43.67
17th / 30
MIN
26.78
11th / 30
Assists
HOU
28.00
4th / 30
MIN
100.77
9th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
HOU
96.48
28th / 30
MIN
55.74%
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
56.65%
2nd / 30
MIN
12.58%
9th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
HOU
13.16%
14th / 30
MIN
31.59%
5th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
HOU
31.56%
6th / 30
MIN
.258
24th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
HOU
.308
9th / 30
MIN
117.86
8th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
HOU
122.19
3rd / 30
MIN
106.73
3rd / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
HOU
111.48
8th / 30
MIN
+11.14
2nd / 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
+10.71
3rd / 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
47.61%6th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
49.02%2nd/30
14.998th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.4716th/30
39.4711th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.8925th/30
37.99%6th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
38.61%4th/30
28.899th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.836th/30
52.708th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.447th/30
54.81%12th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.82%9th/30
15.1128th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.117th/30
23.8222nd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.1810th/30
63.43%30th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
81.36%7th/30
14.665th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.0112th/30
34.188th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.2515th/30
9.159th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.448th/30
5.1813th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
6.105th/30
14.7710th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.2016th/30
22.1612th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.505th/30
Opponent
43.38%5th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.57%17th/30
11.585th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.4414th/30
36.7212th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
39.8522nd/30
31.53%8th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
31.21%4th/30
26.6812th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.0222nd/30
51.4919th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.1317th/30
51.82%8th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.76%25th/30
18.6311th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
16.122nd/30
24.379th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.116th/30
76.47%13th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
72.92%3rd/30
12.2414th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.9020th/30
31.7511th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
28.212nd/30
7.726th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.5624th/30
6.7328th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.924th/30
15.9913th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
16.1211th/30
22.2712th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.4918th/30
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