Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves 12/27/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Minnesota Timberwolves are hosting the Boston Celtics at the Target Center in Minnesota on Monday, December 27, 2021, at 20:00 ET in this battle between two teams from opposing conferences with negative records and the same number of defeats so far.

The Wolves have back-to-back losses following a four-game winning streak and have four of their starters in the health and safety protocols. The Celtics are without rhythm lately, as they haven’t won or lost a second consecutive game in the past 17 days.

The Timberwolves have a 15-17 record this season and are sitting on the 9th place of the West. They are 16-16 against the spread and 17-15 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the Utah Jazz with a 116-128 score, beating the odds. They shot worse than their opponents from the field (45% to 53%) and had six players in double digit scoring, including all five of their starters.

Malik Beasley led the way with 33 points with 7 triples and 6 rebounds, while De’Angelo Russell added 19 points with 4 triples, 7 rebounds and a game-high 14 assists.

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the team both in scoring with 24.5 ppg and in rebounding with 9.1, adding 3.6 assists per game. Anthony Edwards adds 22.1 ppg, 5.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

The Timberwolves average 108.8 ppg offensively while allowing 109.3 ppg defensively. They have a 43% field goal percentage and a 34.2% 3-point percentage.

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Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves Predictions 12/27/2021

The Celtics have a 16-17 record so far this season and are tied with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 7th place of the East. They are 18-14-1 against the spread and 14-18-1 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks with a 113-117 score, beating the odds.

They shot with just 43% from the field and had four players with 16+ points, led by Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown with 25 points each. Tatum made 4 triples and added 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Tatum leads the team in scoring with 25.6 ppg, adding 8.6 boards and 3.8 dimes per game. Jaylen Brown adds 22.6 ppg and 5.3 boards per game.

The Celtics average 108.5 ppg offensively while allowing 107.4 ppg defensively. They have a 44.5% field goal percentage and a 34% 3-point percentage.

The Celtics won all three meetings against the Wolves last season, winning both road games with 108-124 and 117-127. They are 8-0-1 against the spread in their previous nine meetings. Over is 5-1 in their previous six matches.

The Wolves have a 9-9 home record this season, while the Celtics are 7-11 on the road. The Wolves are missing most of their starting five, so I’m going to pick the Celtics to beat the odds today.

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