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The NBA continues Tuesday night with this elite Eastern Conference battle! It's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Celtics prediction and pick.
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The Atlanta Hawks are coming off one of their best performances of the season in the blowout win over the Toronto Raptors 127-100. Trae Young notched 41 in the win as he shot 17/24 on the night. Atlanta improved to (29-31) on the season and has a tough test against one of the top defenses in the NBA. The Boston Celtics are (36-27) and are coming off a bad loss to the Indiana Pacers. Boston was on a second of a back-to-back and just didn't have the energy to stay in the game against a young Pacers squad. This has the makings of being an exciting game to watch tonight on TNT.
Here are the Hawks-Celtics NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
NBA Odds: Hawks-Celtics Odds
Atlanta Hawks: +6 (-108)
Boston Celtics: -6 (-114)
Over: 227.5 (-110)
Under: 227.5 (-110)
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Why The Hawks Could Cover The Spread
Atlanta comes into this game as the underdogs on the road and that is the right call. This spread is very doable for the Hawks as they are coming off a huge game offensively. They desperately need that to continue because the Celtics contain the top defense in the NBA right now. Boston was allowing under 100 points per game over their last 12 games or so but gave up 128 to the Pacers last time out. This defense remains very strong and so the Hawks will need to find a way to keep their rhythm going. Young alongside Bogdan Bogdanovic and De'Andre Hunter will need to be on their game if they want a chance to cover this spread.
It looks like John Collins is dealing with a foot injury and is currently day-to-day, but is doubtful for tonight. Lou Williams is day-to-day with a hip injury but is declared out for tonight. Those are the only two players on the injury report for both sides, so this game will feature a majority of their stars tonight. The Hawks need to do a great job of containing Jayson Tatum and Jaylen brown tonight as well. Those two are averaging north of 23 points per game.
Why The Celtics Could Cover The Spread
Boston is finally back home after a short 3-game road trip. The Celtics are (20-11) are home this season while the Hawks are ((11-18) on the road. This gives the C's a huge advantage as the Celtics are in a good position to cover this spread. Neither side has been good against the spread this season. Atlanta is (27-33) while the Celtics are (30-31-2) ATS. I feel like the past won't have any effect on this game as these two teams are meeting for the fourth time this year. Atlanta won the first two games rather easily but the Celtics are a much-improved team since those first two games. Boston won the last matchup back on Feb. 13.
Boston will more than likely play well defensively tonight as they had a day off to prepare. Playing on the second night of a back-to-back is always tough on the defensive end. Boston must not let Young dominate them tonight but it's going to be hard for them to stop him. He scored 30 in the loss last time but he's starting to really find his groove right now. Tatum and Brown will probably need to score at least 20 each to cover this spread.
Final Hawks-Celtics Prediction & Pick
These two teams are always playing hard against each other. It's a different result every time they play and so with that being said, I'm taking the Hawks to cover this spread on the road. I think this game will remain close even though this matchup favors the Celtics right now. I think the Celtics have a great chance to win, but I believe the Hawks keep it within reach.
Final Hawks-Celtics Prediction & Pick: Hawks +6 (-108)
