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Boston gets Minnesota at the right time. The Celtics come into Sunday night at 47-23, riding a four-game winning streak and looking sharper on both ends after wins over Memphis, Golden State, Phoenix, and Washington. Minnesota is 43-28, but the Wolves just dropped a game to Portland after another poor opening stretch, and they enter this spot with real uncertainty around key pieces. Tipoff is set for 5:00 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston, and the market has Boston installed as a solid home favorite. The recent form matters here because these teams are trending in opposite directions. Boston has won seven of its last 10 and continues to post elite two-way numbers, while Minnesota has been fighting through

The Toronto Raptors head to Phoenix on Sunday night for a game that matters on both sides of the playoff picture. Toronto enters at 39-30 and sits fifth in the East, while Phoenix is 39-32 and trying to stay on the right side of the play-in race in the West. With both teams coming off losses, this is the kind of late-season spot where urgency matters just as much as talent. Toronto has been one of the better turnaround stories in the league, and the Raptors are playing meaningful games because they have found more balance on both ends. Phoenix has made its own jump, but the Suns come into this matchup on a five-game losing streak and are now

Illinois State heads into Winston-Salem as a notable underdog against a Wake Forest team that has the more favorable setting and the more obvious path to controlling the game. With the Demon Deacons laying 7.5 points, this matchup falls into the range where bettors have to decide whether the favorite can build steady separation or whether the underdog has enough offensive consistency to stay within striking distance for most of the night. The listed total of 148.5 also suggests there should be enough scoring possessions for both teams to make runs. Lawrence Joel Coliseum gives Wake Forest a real edge because games in this type of home setting often tilt toward the more athletic and deeper roster as the minutes

Seattle heads into a difficult road spot on Sunday night when the Redhawks visit Auburn at Neville Arena. The market has Auburn listed as a 13.5-point favorite, and that number tells you this matchup is being priced around home-court control, depth, and the expectation that the Tigers can create separation over forty minutes. Seattle is getting a lot of points, but it is also walking into one of the louder and more physical environments on the board. This game is interesting from a betting perspective because the side and total are connected to the same question. Can Seattle do enough offensively to keep Auburn from turning this into a game played on the Tigers’ terms, or will Auburn’s pressure, rebounding,