{"id":21534,"date":"2026-01-16T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=21534"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:01:14","slug":"saturday-nba-tips-defence-to-rule-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/nba\/saturday-nba-tips-defence-to-rule-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday NBA Tips \u2013 Defence to Rule in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some huge matchups headline Saturday\u2019s six-game slate. The Cavs just smoked the 76ers two days ago \u2014 can Philadelphia respond this time around? Meanwhile, Minnesota heads to Houston for a key Western Conference clash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets<\/span><\/h2>\n

This shapes as a potential postseason preview with the Timberwolves travelling to Houston. The Rockets enter on no rest after being smashed at home by the Thunder, while Minnesota will again be without Anthony Edwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEG 1 \u2014 Jaden McDaniels 15+ Points<\/span><\/h3>\n

McDaniels has been one of the biggest individual beneficiaries of Edwards\u2019 absence.<\/span><\/p>\n

He averages 14.8 points per game this season, but that number jumps by 35% to 19.9 points without Edwards in the lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n

McDaniels has cleared 15+ points in six of those eight games, including 17 points in just 29 minutes last start, and should again see elevated usage here.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEG 2 \u2014 Bones Hyland 10+ Points<\/span><\/h3>\n

Hyland has moved ahead of Rob Dillingham in Minnesota\u2019s guard rotation and remains one of the roster\u2019s most natural scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019s averaged 17.7 points across his past three games without Edwards and averages 12.7 points in games where he plays 20+ minutes this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEG 3 \u2014 Donte DiVincenzo 4+ Rebounds<\/span><\/h3>\n

DiVincenzo continues to be a reliable rebound contributor from the wing.<\/span><\/p>\n

He averages 4.5 rebounds per game this season and has hit 4+ boards in 18 of his past 22 outings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Without Edwards, that figure jumps to 5.8 rebounds per game, clearing this line in six of eight games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Same Game Multi<\/span><\/h3>\n

McDaniels 15+ Points \/ Hyland 10+ Points \/ DiVincenzo 4+ Rebounds = $3.60<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

VALUE BET<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Alternate Total Points Under 210.5 @ $3.40<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This profiles as a defensive grind in Houston.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rockets are on the second night of a back-to-back after heavy minutes for Thompson and KD against the Thunder, while Minnesota\u2019s offense takes a clear hit without Edwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minnesota\u2019s game against the Spurs finished on 207 points two games ago, while four of Houston\u2019s past six games have stayed under the 210 total.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some huge matchups headline Saturday\u2019s six-game slate. The Cavs just smoked the 76ers two days ago \u2014 can Philadelphia respond this time around? Meanwhile, Minnesota heads to Houston for a key Western Conference clash. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets This shapes as a potential postseason preview with the Timberwolves travelling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":21536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[706],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21534"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21538,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21534\/revisions\/21538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}