It’s Thursday, January 2, and the Boston Celtics (24-9) and Minnesota Timberwolves (17-15) are all set to square off from Target Center in Minneapolis.
Boston has won two of its last three most recently blowing out the Raptors by 54 points on New Year’s Eve. Every Celtics’ player who dressed for the game scored with the exception of Al Horford in the 125-71 win. The Timberwolves have won three of their last four but lost in their last game 113-105 to the Thunder in OKC. Naz Reid had 19 off the bench for Minnesota.
The Celtics are currently 11-3 on the road with a point differential of 11, while the Timberwolves have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details re: Celtics at Timberwolves today
- Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Time: 7:30 pm EST
- Site: Target Center
- City: Minneapolis, MN
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Game odds for Celtics at Timberwolves
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Odds: Boston Celtics (-169), Minnesota Timberwolves (+141)
- Spread: Celtics -3.5
- Over/Under: 220 points
That gives the Celtics an implied team point total of 111.1, and the Timberwolves 109.27.
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Expert picks & predictions for Thursday’s Celtics at Timberwolves game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Celtics & Timberwolves game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Boston Celtics on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Minnesota Timberwolves at +3.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 220.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Celtics at Timberwolves on Thursday
- The Timberwolves have won 4 of their last 5 games as a home underdog
- 9 of the Celtics’ last 11 road games stayed UNDER the Total
- The Timberwolves are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a home underdog
- The Celtics have won 16 of their last 20 games against the Timberwolves
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