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Celtics vs. Timberwolves Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Celtics vs. Timberwolves NBA game on December 27, 2021 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Dec 28, 1AM Target Center
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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Celtics | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 103 |
Timberwolves | 23 | 22 | 29 | 34 | 108 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
Win %
1%
99%
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Celtics | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 103 |
Timberwolves | 23 | 22 | 29 | 34 | 108 |
Q4 00:11 Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)
Q4 00:17 Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup
Q4 1:03 Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:07 Jaylen Nowell misses two point jump shot
Q4 1:31 Romeo Langford misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:43 Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:55 Payton Pritchard makes two point driving layup
Q4 2:03 Malik Beasley makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:07 Robert Williams III blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving layup
Q4 2:29 Greg Monroe misses two point hook shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
Grant Williams turnover (Greg Monroe steals)
+1
Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
103-108
Jaylen Nowell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Timberwolves offensive rebound
Al Horford personal foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul)
+3
Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)
103-107
Celtics lineup change (Al Horford, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
Celtics 60 second timeout
Robert Williams III defensive rebound
Jordan McLaughlin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
+1
Jordan McLaughlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
100-107
Payton Pritchard personal foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul)
Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup
Timberwolves 60 second timeout
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 3 of 3
100-106
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3
99-106
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 3
99-106
Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
Celtics lineup change (Al Horford, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
Celtics 60 second timeout
+1
Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
97-106
+1
Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
97-105
Jaylen Brown personal foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul)
Malik Beasley defensive rebound
Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
Al Horford defensive rebound
Jaylen Nowell misses two point jump shot
Malik Beasley defensive rebound
Romeo Langford misses three point jump shot
Al Horford defensive rebound
Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
+2
Payton Pritchard makes two point driving layup
98-104
+2
Malik Beasley makes two point jump shot
96-104
Malik Beasley offensive rebound
Robert Williams III blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving layup
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
96-102
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jaden McDaniels, Greg Monroe, Jaylen Nowell, Nathan Knight)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Al Horford, Romeo Langford, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
95-102
Greg Monroe personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
Robert Williams III defensive rebound
Greg Monroe misses two point hook shot
Greg Monroe offensive rebound
+2
Robert Williams III makes two point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
94-102
+2
Malik Beasley makes two point floating jump shot
94-102
Robert Williams III offensive rebound
+2
Robert Williams III makes two point putback layup
94-100
Robert Williams III misses two point layup
+3
Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)
90-100
+2
Jaden McDaniels makes two point dunk (Greg Monroe assists)
86-95
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
Timberwolves 60 second timeout
+1
Romeo Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
86-93
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jordan McLaughlin, Jaden McDaniels, Greg Monroe, Jaylen Nowell)
Nathan Knight personal foul (Romeo Langford draws the foul)
Greg Monroe offensive rebound
+2
Greg Monroe makes two point putback layup
84-93
Jordan McLaughlin misses two point floating jump shot
Nathan Knight defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Celtics offensive rebound
Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
+3
Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
84-91
Greg Monroe defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
Nathan Knight personal foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Al Horford, Romeo Langford, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
Greg Monroe turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul)
Payton Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Knight steals)
Malik Beasley defensive rebound
Jabari Parker offensive rebound
Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot
+3
Nathan Knight makes three point jump shot (Greg Monroe assists)
81-84
Malik Beasley defensive rebound
Jabari Parker misses three point jump shot
+2
Greg Monroe makes two point turnaround jump shot
79-76
Greg Monroe defensive rebound
Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jordan McLaughlin, Greg Monroe, Jaylen Nowell, Nathan Knight)
Celtics lineup change (Jabari Parker, Al Horford, Romeo Langford, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
End of 3rd Quarter.
Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
Jaylen Nowell misses two point jump shot
Jaylen Nowell offensive rebound
Jake Layman misses three point jump shot
Greg Monroe defensive rebound
Grant Williams misses three point jump shot
+1
Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1
79-74
Juancho Hernangomez shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul)
+2
Jaden McDaniels makes two point layup (Greg Monroe assists)
79-73
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot
+2
Jake Layman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
77-71
Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jake Layman steals)
Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
Juancho Hernangomez misses three point jump shot
+1
Jake Layman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
77-69
+1
Jake Layman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
77-68
Celtics violation
Robert Williams III defensive rebound
Jake Layman misses two point jump shot
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Juancho Hernangomez, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
Juancho Hernangomez personal foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul)
Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Timberwolves lineup change (Jordan McLaughlin, Jaden McDaniels, Greg Monroe, Jake Layman, Jaylen Nowell)
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
77-67
Timberwolves personal foul
+2
Nathan Knight makes two point layup
76-67
+3
Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)
76-65
Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
Jump ball. Nathan Knight vs. Grant Williams (Jaden McDaniels gains possession)
Nathan Knight offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Timberwolves defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
+2
Jaden McDaniels makes two point finger roll layup (Jaylen Nowell assists)
73-65
+3
Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
73-63
+2
Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot
73-63
+2
Grant Williams makes two point finger roll layup (Payton Pritchard assists)
70-61
+3
Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Nathan Knight assists)
70-61
Timberwolves 60 second timeout
+2
Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup
66-55
Al Horford defensive rebound
Jordan McLaughlin misses two point reverse layup
+2
Nathan Knight makes two point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
62-55
Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound
Al Horford misses three point jump shot
Romeo Langford defensive rebound
Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
+2
Nathan Knight makes two point driving dunk (Malik Beasley assists)
59-51
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Timberwolves defensive rebound
Robert Williams III misses two point alley-oop dunk
+1
Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2
59-49
+1
Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-48
+2
Nathan Knight makes two point hook shot
56-47
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jordan McLaughlin, Jaden McDaniels, Josh Okogie, Nathan Knight)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Al Horford, Romeo Langford, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
End of 1st Half.
Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
+3
Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot
56-45
Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
+2
Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot
53-45
Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
Jaden McDaniels misses two point floating jump shot
Jake Layman defensive rebound
Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
+3
Jaylen Brown makes three point step back jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
51-45
Grant Williams defensive rebound
Malik Beasley misses two point step back jump shot
Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul)
Grant Williams defensive rebound
Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
Grant Williams turnover (Jaylen Nowell steals)
Grant Williams offensive rebound
Payton Pritchard misses two point step back jump shot
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jaden McDaniels, Greg Monroe, Jake Layman, Jaylen Nowell)
Celtics lineup change (Al Horford, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
+2
Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot (Al Horford assists)
48-45
Nathan Knight turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
+2
Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jabari Parker assists)
43-41
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jaden McDaniels, Jake Layman, Jaylen Nowell, Nathan Knight)
Celtics lineup change (Jabari Parker, Al Horford, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Celtics defensive rebound
+1
Greg Monroe makes regular free throw 1 of 1
41-41
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jaden McDaniels, Greg Monroe, Jaylen Nowell, Nathan Knight)
Celtics lineup change (Jabari Parker, Al Horford, Romeo Langford, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
+3
Nathan Knight makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
41-38
Nathan Knight defensive rebound
Josh Okogie offensive rebound
Timberwolves 60 second timeout
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Timberwolves offensive rebound
Romeo Langford blocks Josh Okogie's two point layup
Romeo Langford blocks Malik Beasley's two point driving layup
Jabari Parker turnover (lost ball) (Greg Monroe steals)
Robert Williams III defensive rebound
Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Jabari Parker, Romeo Langford, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard)
Jabari Parker defensive rebound
Robert Williams III blocks Greg Monroe's two point jump shot
+3
Jabari Parker makes three point jump shot (Romeo Langford assists)
38-35
Jabari Parker defensive rebound
Greg Monroe misses two point turnaround jump shot
Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound
Jordan McLaughlin misses two point floating jump shot
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jordan McLaughlin, Jaden McDaniels, Greg Monroe, Josh Okogie)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Juancho Hernangomez, Jabari Parker, Romeo Langford, Payton Pritchard)
Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
+3
Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
35-35
Greg Monroe defensive rebound
Juancho Hernangomez misses two point putback layup
Juancho Hernangomez offensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
+2
Greg Monroe makes two point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
35-32
Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
Josh Okogie blocks Romeo Langford's two point driving layup
Jordan McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Romeo Langford steals)
+3
Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Romeo Langford assists)
35-30
+1
Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-27
Greg Monroe shooting foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul)
+2
Jordan McLaughlin makes two point driving layup (Jake Layman assists)
30-27
Greg Monroe defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-25
Greg Monroe shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
Jordan McLaughlin personal foul (Take) (Romeo Langford draws the foul)
Jaylen Nowell turnover (bad pass) (Romeo Langford steals)
Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound
Romeo Langford misses three point step back jump shot
Robert Williams III defensive rebound
Jaylen Nowell misses two point turnaround jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Timberwolves lineup change (Jordan McLaughlin, Greg Monroe, Jake Layman, Josh Okogie, Jaylen Nowell)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Juancho Hernangomez, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown)
+1
Juancho Hernangomez makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-21
Timberwolves lineup change (Jordan McLaughlin, Jake Layman, Josh Okogie, Chris Silva, Jaylen Nowell)
+1
Juancho Hernangomez makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-21
Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Juancho Hernangomez draws the foul)
+2
Jaden McDaniels makes two point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists)
22-21
+3
Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
22-19
Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
Al Horford blocks Malik Beasley's two point layup
Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul)
Al Horford defensive rebound
Malik Beasley misses two point floating jump shot
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-17
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jaden McDaniels, Jake Layman, Chris Silva, Jaylen Nowell)
+1
Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-17
Malik Beasley shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
Juancho Hernangomez offensive rebound
Al Horford misses three point jump shot
Grant Williams defensive rebound
Jaylen Nowell misses two point jump shot
+3
Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
15-17
Celtics lineup change (Juancho Hernangomez, Al Horford, Grant Williams, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
Celtics 60 second timeout
+3
Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jake Layman assists)
12-17
+1
Payton Pritchard makes technical free throw 1 of 1
12-11
Timberwolves technical foul (Defensive three second)
Robert Williams III shooting foul (Jake Layman draws the foul)
+2
Nathan Knight makes two point layup (Jake Layman assists)
11-10
Nathan Knight defensive rebound
Grant Williams misses two point jump shot
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jaden McDaniels, Jake Layman, Jaylen Nowell, Nathan Knight)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Juancho Hernangomez, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Payton Pritchard)
Timberwolves 60 second timeout
Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
Nathan Knight defensive rebound
Robert Williams III misses two point jump shot
Al Horford defensive rebound
Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
Jake Layman defensive rebound
Payton Pritchard misses two point jump shot
Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot
Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound
Al Horford offensive rebound
Al Horford misses two point putback layup
Celtics misses two point jump shot
Jordan McLaughlin turnover (lost ball) (Romeo Langford steals)
Robert Williams III misses two point hook shot
+3
Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Nathan Knight assists)
11-8
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jordan McLaughlin, Jaden McDaniels, Jake Layman, Nathan Knight)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Josh Okogie defensive rebound
Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
+3
Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
11-5
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Timberwolves offensive rebound
Robert Williams III blocks Nathan Knight's two point jump shot
Romeo Langford offensive rebound
+2
Romeo Langford makes two point putback layup
11-2
Al Horford misses three point jump shot
Robert Williams III offensive rebound
Payton Pritchard misses two point jump shot
Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
Nathan Knight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
+1
Nathan Knight makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-2
Payton Pritchard personal foul (Nathan Knight draws the foul)
+2
Romeo Langford makes two point dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)
9-1
Romeo Langford defensive rebound
Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
Al Horford turnover (3-second violation)
Al Horford defensive rebound
Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot
Josh Okogie defensive rebound
Romeo Langford misses three point jump shot
Al Horford defensive rebound
Nathan Knight misses two point driving layup
Nathan Knight defensive rebound
Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot
Josh Okogie turnover (bad pass) (Romeo Langford steals)
+1
Jordan McLaughlin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-1
Robert Williams III shooting foul (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul)
+3
Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)
5-0
Robert Williams III defensive rebound
Nathan Knight misses two point driving layup
+2
Robert Williams III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Al Horford assists)
5-0
Jaylen Brown vs. Nathan Knight (Romeo Langford gains possession)
Timberwolves lineup change (Malik Beasley, Jordan McLaughlin, Jaden McDaniels, Josh Okogie, Nathan Knight)
Celtics lineup change (Robert Williams III, Al Horford, Romeo Langford, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard)
Box Score
Player Stats
Team Stats
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 42 | A. Horford | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| F | 12 | G. Williams | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| F | 7 | J. Brown | 26 | 10 | 4 |
| F | 30 | S. Hauser | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 11 | P. Pritchard | 22 | 8 | 6 |
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | M. Beasley | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| G | 6 | J. McLaughlin | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| F | 3 | J. McDaniels | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 55 | G. Monroe | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| G | 4 | J. Nowell | 29 | 6 | 3 |
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Celtics vs. Timberwolves: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Celtics vs. Timberwolves
- Date: Monday, December 27, 2021
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Target Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Celtics favored at -4.5
- Total (Over/Under): 214.5
- Moneyline Odds: Celtics -195, Timberwolves +180
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Celtics: 63%
- Timberwolves: 37%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Celtics 109-105 Timberwolves.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Celtics a win probability of 63%, while the Timberwolves have a win probability of 37%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Celtics are more likely to beat the Timberwolves in the NBA game at Target Center on Tuesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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