NBA Preview: Boston at Sacramento, Timberwolves vs. Warriors

The betting preview with odds and point spread on the Wednesday NBA games Boston Celtics vs. Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors.

NBA Preview: Boston at Sacramento, Timberwolves vs. Warriors The final two games in the Wednesday night NBA lineup are also two of the highest point spread games today. In the first game, the Boston Celtics (22-3) will travel to meet the Sacramento Kings (11-15). At the online sportsbook Bodog Sports, the point spread on the Boston Celtics vs. Sacramento Kings game is currently sitting at -8 points chalk the Celtics with the total at 191 points. Boston is also the ultimate favorite with odds on winning the Wednesday NBA game at -350 and the odds on Sacramento to defeat the Celtics are sitting at underdog +275. No surprise, considering that Boston has won 11 of the last 12 games and is 4-1 against the spread in its last 5 games. The Boston Celtics remain the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 86.6 points per game and has the best field goal percentage against in the league allowing 41.1. Boston also leads the league in rebounds allowed at 37.5. Sacramento, however, has won 12 of the last 15 matchups with Boston and is 6-2 against the spread in its last 8 games when playing the Celtics. But the Kings have the worst rebounds in the league 39.1 and allow the third highest free throw percentage at 77.9% per game. The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston.

Even bigger numbers are posted on the final Wednesday NBA game, the matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-22) and the Golden State Warriors (16-12). With a long list of injuries and losing 5 of their last 5 games on the road, the Timberwolves are naturally the biggest underdog of the today's NBA game lineup. At Bodog the point spread on the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors game is favoring the Warriors -13 points with the total sitting at 211 points. The odds on the Golden State Warriors are posted at -1100 and the odds on Minnesota are at +750. The Golden State Warriors have won 16 of the last 22 games and Golden State is 5-1 against the spread in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Minnesota.

Published on 12/26/2007