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2022 NBA Handicapping
(43-32) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics (46-28)
Date: Sunday, March 27th
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Venue: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
NBA Moneyline Odds: Timberwolves +220 | Celtics -234 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Celtics -6
NBA Betting Total: 227.5
Sunday, March 27th, 2022, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics meet for the second and final time this season. Minnesota won the initial meeting 108-103 on December 27th
Minnesota last played Friday when they beat the Mavericks 116-95 while the Celtics have been off since Wednesday when they handled the Jazz 125-97.
Last season, the squads played twice with Boston sweeping the season series. The Celtics hold the all-time record having bested the Timberwolves in 41 of their 62 matches.
Minnesota Timberwolves
It was sort of a meh week for the Wolves. They had a tough slate featuring the Suns and two games against the Mavericks this week prior to this game.
While they lost two of the three games they managed to get a split versus the Mavs. Winning both would’ve been preferential so they could move higher in the standings but at least they salvaged the split.
All five starters scored in double-figures plus two reserves in the Friday victory. Karl-Anthony Towns led the charge with 20 points and nine rebounds. Jordan McLaughlin was the top reserve with 16 points. D’Angelo Russell offered 15 points and eight assists.
The other double-digit contributors were Taurean Prince (14), Anthony Edwards (12), Jarred Vanderbilt (12), and Patrick Beverley (10).
McLaughlin (quad) is questionable while Malik Beasley (ankle) is out Sunday versus the Celtics. Jaden McDaniels (ankle) is out indefinitely
Boston Celtics
The Celtics just continue to win and have pulled within a half-game of the top of the East in what has become a four-horse race for the top seed.
Boston has won five games in a row and is the hottest team in the league since the calendar turned.
What began with the Celts looking strong against some middling seeds and demonstrating solid defensive acumen has blossomed into a defense that even elite teams can’t breakthrough.
The most recent examples are the Warriors (88), Nuggets (104), and Jazz (97). When the top scoring teams struggle to hit the century mark it reinforces how great the defense is functioning.
Cue the four-team jumble separated by a half-game at the top of the East including the Celtics who are just a half-game back of the 76ers and Heat.
The question is how this celebrated defense would fare should they have to shut down the Nets and more importantly whether Boston would want to face them in the first round.
Jalen Brown (knee) and Jayson Tatum (knee) are probable while Al Horford (personal) is out Sunday versus the Wolves.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Minnesota is 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games.
- Boston is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
- Timberwolves are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog.
- Celtics are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota’s last 10 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games.
Free Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics NBA Prediction:
These are two of the hotter teams coming down to the closing stretch of the season. As noted above there are a number of seeding battles currently in play with the Wolves wanting to move up out of the play-in tournament.
Meanwhile, the Celtics may have to decide if they simply focus on winning or elect to control their first-round fate. So far, Ime Udoka has been all about winning with no signs of resting players in these last 10 games.
This Wolves team will give the Celt’s defense a test but I think the Bean Town crew still comes out on top and will likely be tied for first in the East at the end of the day.
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