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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -6-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 224.
The Celtics were a 133-131 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Pacers. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (264) made winners of OVER bettors.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 113-92 result against the Magic on January 09. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 205 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 26-10 SU,17-18-1 ATS
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Boston:
Team record: 28-8 SU,18-16-2 ATS
Boston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games
Boston is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Portland Friday, January 12
Boston at Milwaukee Thursday, January 11