{"id":318504,"date":"2025-01-02T09:26:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=318504"},"modified":"2025-01-02T09:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:26:49","slug":"celtics-vs-timberwolves-predictions-january-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/celtics-vs-timberwolves-predictions-january-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics vs. Timberwolves same-game parlay predictions Jan. 2: Take the under but bet on Jayson Tatum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Boston Celtics enter 2025 on a four-game Western Conference road trip, which begins on Thursday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Both teams are strong on defence, so I&#8217;m backing a teased-up under in this +370 SGP. But I also like Jayson Tatum to clear his points prop, and for Rudy Gobert to succeed on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Celtics vs. Timberwolves same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celtics vs. Timberwolves predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:104887\">Embed: #104887<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Under 225.5 points + Tatum over 25.5 points + Gobert over 9.5 rebounds (+370)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Under 225.5 points (-210):<\/strong> Only one-third of the NBA&#8217;s 30 teams are cashing unders at an above-50% clip this year. And two of those squads are the Celtics and Timberwolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boston allows 108.9 PPG (7th in the NBA), while Minnesota allows 107.4 PPG (4th).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each of their past three matchups in Minnesota went under 225.5 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In their lone matchup this season (in Boston), the Celtics and Timberwolves combined for 212 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides are strong defensively, but I also like this under because neither team plays particularly fast. Boston and Minnesota rank 21st and 25th, respectively, in possessions per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their past 15 games, the T-Wolves have hit this under 14 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Tatum over 25.5 points<\/strong> (-134):<\/strong> A teased-up under on the game total doesn&#8217;t have me shying away from backing Tatum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eighth-year forward is on career-high paces for rebounds and assists this year, but he&#8217;s still made room for a 28.3 PPG scoring average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That has plenty to do with Boston&#8217;s 3-point-heavy philosophy. Tatum is attempting a career-high 10.5 threes, which certainly raises his scoring floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tatum has cashed this bet in 19 of 30 games this season, which includes a Nov. 24 matchup against Minnesota. He finished with 26 points that night despite struggling from the floor (8-for-21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Tatum has cashed this bet in 11 of 13 road games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Gobert over 9.5 rebounds<\/strong> (-148):<\/strong> Gobert grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds when he faced the Celtics in November. I&#8217;m only asking for half of that tonight in this SGP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-time rebounding champ isn&#8217;t at the peak of his powers, but he&#8217;s still on track to average more than 10.0 rebounds for a 10th consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the 2021-22 season, Gobert has averaged 12.2 RPG against the Celtics and cashed this bet in five of six matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 9:10 a.m. ET 01\/02\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Celtics enter 2025 on a four-game Western Conference road trip, which begins on Thursday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The pregame narrative: Both teams are strong on defence, so I&#8217;m backing a teased-up under in this +370 SGP. But I also like Jayson Tatum to clear his points prop, and for Rudy Gobert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":318511,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-318504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celtics vs. Timberwolves predictions: Jan. 2 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Celtics vs. Timberwolves same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 2. 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