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Jaylen Brown scored the Celtics' first 15 points on five consecutive 3-pointers and finished with 29 points, before Boston withstood a late charge to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 on Sunday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (8-7) travel to take on the Boston Celtics (13-3) Sunday. Tip-off from TD Garden is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Timberwolves vs.

Boston ought to win this given how the 'Wolves have been playing, but they're still one of the tougher teams the Celtics have played in terms of matchups.

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics on Sunday

This helped the Celtics build a few big leads throughout the game, and at one point Boston was up by 19. Minnesota hung tough, and went on a few scoring outbursts of their own. Late in the game it looked as if the Timberwolves might pull ahead and win the game,