Houston at Minnesota

Houston is outscoring opponents by +4, the fourth-best differential in the Western Conference, behind Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and Denver. Minnesota is 4-5 over the last nine, including home losses to Portland (108-104) and Orlando (119-92) as favorites. They're still without injured leading-scorer All-Star shooting guard Anthony Edwards (29.5 ppg), which is a massive hold for the Timberwolves. Julius Randle has stepped up, but Minnesota's Ayo Dosunmu is questionable tonight, which hurts. The Wolves are on a 6-10 ATS run, and in a game that should play out at a slower, more deliberate pace, the Rockets have the edge. Play Houston.