NBA board for Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets
Rockets win by 8+
Spread: the points they have to cover.
Ticket HOU -7.5
Minnesota is without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo. Houston is 7-1, and every one of its four wins in its last five came by 10 points or more.
Books on this card
- DraftKings HOU -7.5 · total 220.5 · MIN +235 / HOU -288
Consensus median HOU -7.5. 1 of 1 books match that number.
Total median 220.5. 1 of 1 books match that total.
A snapshot from the card's source. Not a link. Not an offer. It may already be stale. One book is the whole board when that is all the source printed.
Sources
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/scoreboard?dates=20261104Retrieved Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 10:05 AM ET. Verified schedule, odds.
- https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/summary?event=401909930Retrieved Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 10:05 AM ET. Verified schedule, injury.
Preview
Houston hasn't lost at home yet. ESPN has the Rockets 7-1 overall and 4-0 at Toyota Center, and Minnesota 5-3 and 2-2 on the road. Tip is 8:30 p.m. ET. Both teams played Monday: Houston beat Boston 109-93 at home and Minnesota beat Milwaukee 112-100, per ESPN.
Key factors
Minnesota is missing a lot of its perimeter rotation. ESPN's injury report has Anthony Edwards (knee surgery), Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles surgery) and Terrence Shannon Jr. (hip bruise) all out. LaMelo Ball leads the Wolves at 16.9 points a game and Rudy Gobert is pulling 12.0 rebounds. Houston runs through Alperen Sengun, who leads the team in points (23.3), rebounds (8.7) and assists (7.8), per ESPN. The Rockets are thin up front, with Clint Capela (ankle sprain) and Steven Adams (calf strain) listed out, and that's a real problem against Gobert on the glass. Houston's four wins in its last five came by 10, 32, 21 and 16 points, including a 119-98 win over Oklahoma City. DraftKings via ESPN still has Houston -7.5, the same spread as our morning card. The moneyline moved to Houston -278 / Minnesota +227 from -288 / +235, and the total dropped to 218.5 from 220.5. ESPN's matchup predictor gives Houston about 60%.
The pick
Our morning card took Houston -7.5 as a Lean, and nothing since then changes it. Minnesota without Edwards is a different team, and Houston has been winning big at home. The risk is Houston's frontcourt: with Capela and Adams out, Gobert can keep the Wolves close with second chances. An eight-point cover is a lot to ask, so keep it a Lean.
Write-up sources
- ESPN: Timberwolves at Rockets, Nov. 4, 2026
- ESPN game summary: MIN at HOU (injuries, leaders, last five, odds, predictor)
- ESPN NBA scoreboard, Nov. 4, 2026 (records, tip times, odds)
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