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The Minnesota Timberwolves (8-7) travel to take on the Boston Celtics (13-3) Sunday. Tip-off from TD Garden is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Timberwolves vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; split last season 1-1
Minnesota was handed a 110-105 loss by the Toronto Raptors Friday while failing to cover as a 7-point road favorite. Chemistry issues seemed to come up in the loss to Toronto after F Julius Randle failed to pass to C Rudy Gobert, who had a mismatch in the post, leading to an offensive 3-second violation and an argument amongst the Timberwolves. Minnesota has lost 3 of its last 5.
Boston beat the Washington Wizards 108-96 Friday while failing to cover as a 15.5-point road favorite. F Jaylen Brown put up 31 points to help the Celtics overcome a terrible shooting performance (23.9% from deep). The Celtics have won 4 straight.
Timberwolves at Celtics odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 11:12 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves +275 (bet $100 to win $275) | Celtics -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves +8.5 (-115) | Celtics -8.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 222.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Timberwolves at Celtics key injuries
Timberwolves
- G Mike Conley (toe) out
Celtics
- F Al Horford (illness) questionable
- C Kristaps Porzingis (foot) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Timberwolves at Celtics picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 117, Timberwolves 107
Moneyline
PASS.
The Celtics will pick up the win here as -350 favorites given how Minnesota has underperformed this year and seemingly has chemistry issues. However, such heavy favorites are never worth the risk of betting on, so pass here, and bet the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
LEAN CELTICS -8.5 (-105).
The Celtics are the much better team and have covered the spread in 4 of the last 5 meetings in Boston. The Timberwolves have not yet figured out their identity, and they seem to be having a lot of problems still, so look for their disfunction to lead to a big Celtics win.
This is a lean because Boston has not been phenomenal ATS this season and Timberwolves G Anthony Edwards loves to put on a show in a big-time matchup, so his play alone could keep this game close.
Over/Under
BET OVER 222.5 (-105).
The Over has hit in 4 of Boston’s last 5 overall and in Boston’s last game against a Western Conference opponent. For Minnesota, the Over is 2-1 in its last 3 games. The Over has also hit in each of the last 2 meetings between these squads and is 3-1 in the last 4 matchups in Boston.
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