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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -8-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 232.
The Celtics were a 117-112 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Pacers. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (229) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 104-99 result against the Mavericks on December 21. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 203 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 16-16 SU,13-19 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Miami Monday, December 26
Boston home to Milwaukee Sunday, December 25