Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics odds, picks and predictions

Drew Phelps | Staff Writer

The Atlanta Hawks (8-7) and Boston Celtics (12-4) square off on Sunday with tip from TD Garden set for 6 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook ’s lines around the Hawks vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Celtics won all 3 games last season

G Trae Young's 26 points propelled the Hawks to a dominant 136-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Young hit 5 of 8 from long range while F De'Andre Hunter scored 20 and C Clint Capela notched his 6th double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds). Atlanta covered the 9.5-point spread, but went Under the 248.5 total.

The Celtics lost their 2nd game in the last 3 on Friday night. The Orlando Magic won 113-96 by outscoring Boston 36-22 in the 4th quarter. Boston failed to cover the 5.5-point spread and to go Over the 222.5 total. They were dominated on the glass by Orlando, outrebounded 48-31. G Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 26 points, including on 12 of 13 from the charity stripe.

They last time these 2 teams met was in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs last season. The Celtics won that series 4-3, winning 128-120 win in Game 7 covering the 7-point spread and going over the 230 total.

Hawks at Celtics odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated on at 12:37 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Hawks +265 (bet $100 to win $265) | Celtics -330 (bet $330 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Hawks +7.5 (-108) | Celtics -7.5 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 234.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Hawks at Celtics key injuries

Hawks

SF Jalen Johnson (wrist) questionable

Celtics

PG Jrue Holiday (ankle) questionable
PF Kristaps Porzingis (calf) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Hawks at Celtics picks and predictions

Prediction

Celtics 122, Hawks 118

Moneyline

PASS.

I believe the Celtics win this game at home, but not betting at -330. Boston is the better team and will look to bounce back after a tough road loss in Orlando. Meanwhile, the Hawks are playing the 2nd game of a back-to-back.

Against the spread

BET HAWKS +7.5 (-108).

The Celtics have failed to cover the spread in 5 straight games. This Atlanta team figured something out during the playoffs last year and pushed the number 1 seed in the Eastern Conference to the brink in Game 7. I like the Hawks to keep this game competitive, but the Celtics come out on top in the end.

Over/Under

BET OVER 234.5 (-110).

The last 4 games of their playoff series went Over the total.

The Hawks have gone Over the total in 5 of their last 6 games because they like to push the tempo, they are one of the fastest teams in the league. Atlanta is 2nd in the NBA in possessions per game only behind the Indiana Pacers. No wonder those 2 teams played a game that went over 300 total points on Tuesday night (157-152).

Boston may be one of the slower teams but they will be forced to speed it up against the Hawks.

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