Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (28-8) will try to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-10) at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Timberwolves faced the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 115-108 in their last contest. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 43.6% FG percentage (41 of 94) and knocked down 13 of 41 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 13 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 51 with 18 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the field on 43 out of 95 shooting. Dallas recorded 20 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In addition, Dallas pulled down 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Dallas ended up going 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 20 attempts. They also converted 15 of 40 attempts from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Timberwolves left the arena with 22 and the Mavericks finished the game with 19 fouls.

Anthony Edwards is a player who came through for the matchup. Edwards walked away from this one shooting 51.9% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 36 points on 14 out of 27 shooting.

Get all of our NBA Picks Today

Minnesota enters this game with a mark of 25-10 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 112.9 points per contest (22nd in basketball) while hitting 48.4% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 38.0% on shots from downtown (423 of 1,114) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 900 dimes this season, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 1st in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.7). The Timberwolves defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.7% (1,391 of 3,112) and they surrender 40.9 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 852 surrendered on the season.

When they last played, the Celtics went home defeated by a final of 133-131 when they faced the Pacers. The Celtics were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. The Pacers earned 23 fouls in this game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 69.0%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Boston converted 17 out of 35 attempts (48.6%). Overall, the Celtics went 47 for 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.2%. The Celtics permitted the Pacers to convert 48 out of 91 tries from the floor which had them at 52.7% for the matchup. They shot 47.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 19 out of 40 and ended up going 18 out of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). When talking about rebounding, Boston allowed Indiana to snag 39 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics in this game. Brown racked up 40 points in his 38 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 17 out of 26 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 65.4%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 28-8 on the campaign. The Celtics are committing 17.5 fouls per game and they hit 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per contest (16th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 4,362 pts on the season (121.2 per contest) and they grab 47.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are hitting on 48.2% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league.

The Boston defense concedes 36.2% on shots from distance (498 of 1,377) and their opponents are connecting on 73.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.7 assists and 43.1 boards per contest, which is 5th and 13th in basketball. The Celtics on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in points allowed per game with 110.7. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (3rd in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here