NBA Betting – Incendiary Celtics at Lowly Timberwolves
The Boston Celtics (5-0 SU, 1-4 ATS) are hungry, deep and talented but the worst part for their opponents this season is the fact that the C’s apparently have a sizeable chip on their collective shoulders after not getting a fair chance to defend the NBA championship they won two seasons ago because of the loss of Kevin Garnett to a knee injury late last season.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-3 SU, 2-1-1 ATS) will feel Boston’s wrath tonight when they meet at the Target Center tonight at 8 PM ET.
Paul Pierce scored a team-high 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds while new addition Rasheed Wallace added 20 points off the bench to help Boston lay an emphatic 105-74 smackdown on the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, easily covering the game’s NBA point spread as 6.5-point road favorites just as I predicted in the BetUS Locker Room. The final score played Under the 190-point O/U total.
The Timberwolves lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 93-90 on Monday night, failing to cover the NBA point spread as 7.5-point home favorites while the final score played Under the 196.5-point O/U total.
- Al Jefferson scored a team-high 24 points for the Timberwolves in a losing effort.
- Here is a look at tonight’s key trends and NBA Betting Odds, followed by my in-depth analysis and expert NBA Picks.
- Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
- Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
- Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
- Minnesota is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
- Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 14 games when playing Minnesota
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games
NBA Odds
Boston Celtics -10½ Points
Over/Under 186 Total Points
Analysis: This pick requires absolutely no thought whatsoever with Boston spanking their opponents by a whopping average of almost 22 points per game this season.
The Celtics have won five straight over the Timberwolves while covering the spread in seven of their last nine games against Minnesota. The Timberwolves have gone a dismal
1-5 SU in their last six home games while also going a dismal 0-4-1 ATS in their last five home games.
No matter how you look at it, the Timberwolves have almost no chance whatsoever of winning or covering the spread in this contest.
Simply put, take the Celtics to cruise to victory once again BetUS NBA hoops lovers.
