{"id":392620,"date":"2026-01-16T14:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=392620"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:02:47","slug":"timberwolves-vs-rockets-sgp-picks-january-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/timberwolves-vs-rockets-sgp-picks-january-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves vs. Rockets SGP predictions Jan. 16: Back Jaden McDaniels, Amen Thompson in +410 same-game parlay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Houston Rockets as part of Friday night&#8217;s light six-game NBA slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Minnesota is down superstar Anthony Edwards but has played well without him and will enjoy a rest advantage against the sputtering Rockets. I like the underdog Timberwolves to cover and have two prop predictions in this +410 same-game parlay recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Timberwolves vs. Rockets picks for Jan. 16, featuring SGP legs on Jaden McDaniels and Amen Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timberwolves vs. Rockets picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Timberwolves +4.5 | McDaniels 15+ points | Thompson 8+ rebounds (+410)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Timberwolves +4.5 (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-109):<\/strong> The Rockets have been below .500 since the start of December with some bad losses over that stretch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Utah&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Orleans&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sacramento (x2)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portland (x2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These teams are going in opposite directions. Minnesota is fourth in the NBA in net rating over that same time period and has won six of its last seven games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">See full betting markets for tonight&#8217;s NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Timberwolves are without their leading scorer, they haven&#8217;t played since Tuesday, giving them a significant\u00a0rest advantage. The\u00a0Rockets lost by 20 to the Thunder last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston is 0-3 on zero days of rest this season and has cleared 105 points just once over its\u00a0past seven games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This team is struggling and it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if some key rotation pieces are absent tonight on the second half of a back-to-back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota is 5-1 over its last six games without Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>McDaniels 15+ points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong>(<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-186):<\/strong> McDaniels will have an opportunity to take on a bigger scoring role with Edwards sidelined, and he&#8217;s taken advantage of that situation before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In eight games without Edwards, McDaniels has received extra playing time and beefed up his scoring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>With Edwards<\/strong>: 13.5 PPG, 31.1 MPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Without Edwards<\/strong>: 19.9 PPG, 34.6 MPG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on NBA props at NorthStar Bets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDaniels has cashed this scoring milestone six times in eight games without Edwards, most recently on Tuesday when he dropped 17 points in a blowout win over the Bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rockets prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thompson 8+ rebounds (-122):<\/strong> The 22-year-old is an excellent rebounder for his size, and his heavy dose of minutes will give him every chance to get to this number again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thompson is 7-3 vs. this line in his last 10 and is second in the NBA in minutes per game.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s averaging&nbsp;8.9 rebounds in January, hitting double digits three times.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another plus could be Sengun&#8217;s&nbsp;availability. Houston&#8217;s centre missed three games earlier this month with an ankle injury, making him a possible rest candidate tonight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thompson is averaging 9.0 rebounds in his last five games without Sengun, reaching this milestone four times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if Sengun suits up, Thompson remains a viable play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Timberwolves vs. Rockets picks made at 1:05 p.m. on Jan. 16, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\">Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Houston Rockets as part of Friday night&#8217;s light six-game NBA slate. The pregame narrative: Minnesota is down superstar Anthony Edwards but has played well without him and will enjoy a rest advantage against the sputtering Rockets. I like the underdog Timberwolves to cover and have two prop predictions in this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":392645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83,167],"class_list":["post-392620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-nba-picks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Timberwolves vs. Rockets picks: Jan. 16 NBA SGP | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Timberwolves vs. Rockets SGP picks for Jan. 16, 2026. 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