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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 23, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: TD Garden — Boston, MA

Article updated Dec 22, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Minnesota is on the road playing Boston at the TD Garden stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston -8 was the opening favorite and current line is Boston

Game outlook

Minnesota is on the road playing Boston at the TD Garden stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston -8 was the opening favorite and current line is Boston -9.5.

Minnesota Highlights

With a power ranking of 23, Minnesota is ranked #8 in offense (scoring an average of 115.45 per game), #23 in defense (allowing an average of 115.87 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-16 (13-19 ATS) this season.

Boston Highlights

Boston Celtics has a power ranking of 1 and are #1 for offense (scoring an average of 118.19 per game), #13 for defense (giving up an average of 115.87 points per game) and 22-10 (17-14-1 ATS) overall. Minnesota went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Boston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MIN 123.75, BOS 104.75. 51% of SportsJaw players predict Boston Celtics to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Boston will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Timberwolves 100 to Celtics 114.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Timberwolves 100 to Celtics 114.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Timberwolves vs Celtics archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Timberwolves vs Celtics matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Minnesota Timberwolves+300 → +350Moved
  • Moneyline · Boston Celtics-365 → -433Moved
  • Spread · Minnesota Timberwolves+8 (-110) → +9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Boston Celtics-8 (-110) → -9.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over232 (-110) → 228.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under232 (-110) → 228.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Minnesota Timberwolves
3-1 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Boston Celtics
2-1 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-22T19:14:08.036Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Boston Celtics defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 121-109

Boston Celtics defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 121-109 on December 23, 2022, a 12-point decision in the series. Boston Celtics' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 33-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded Minnesota Timberwolves +9.5 (-110) spread, Boston Celtics covered, while the 230 combined points finished over the recorded total of 228.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MuterovinceMoneyline · Boston Celtics -410Win
  • MuterovinceSpread · Boston Celtics -9 (-110)Win
  • NutinbutlocksSpread · Boston Celtics -9 (-110)Win
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Minnesota Timberwolves +328Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Minnesota Timberwolves +9 (-110)Loss
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Boston Celtics -410Win
  • CoolioSpread · Boston Celtics -10 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 229.25 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Boston Celtics -10 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Boston Celtics -10 (-110)Win
  • 1954085126Spread · Boston Celtics -10 (-110)Win