predict.fun Puts Minnesota’s Pregame Chance of Beating Houston at 29%

predict.fun's pregame market put Minnesota's chance of beating Houston at 29%, with the matchup pitting the West's seventh- or eighth-place team against the conference leader.

The game was scheduled to tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, Nov. 4 (01:30 UTC Thursday).

Minnesota entered at 5-3 and ranked seventh or eighth in the Western Conference. Houston was 7-1 and led the conference. Both teams came off wins: Minnesota beat Milwaukee 112-100, while Houston beat Boston 109-93.

Minnesota was without its core player after right knee arthroscopic surgery, with an absence expected through late December. Another Minnesota player also missed the game with an Achilles injury. Houston had two players ruled out and two others listed as questionable.