NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Hawks Picks for January 18
Published 6:40 am Saturday, January 18, 2025
The Atlanta Hawks (21-19) are heavy, 10.5-point underdogs against the Boston Celtics (29-12) at TD Garden on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The game tips at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and FDSSE.
Our computer predictions for Saturday’s game will assist you in making an informed wager using the best bets out there.
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Celtics vs. Hawks Game Info
- When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
- TV: NBCS-BOS and FDSSE
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Celtics vs. Hawks Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Celtics (- 10.5)
- Boston has covered the spread 17 times in 41 games.
- Against the spread, Atlanta is 17-23-0 this season.
- The Celtics’ ATS record as 10.5-point favorites or more is 10-14.
- The Hawks have one win ATS (1-2) as a 10.5-point underdog or more this season.
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Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- The Celtics and their opponents have combined to score more than 235.5 points in 12 of 41 games this season.
- The Hawks have played 25 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 235.5 points.
- The average total in Boston’s games this season is 228.1, 7.4 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- Atlanta’s games this year have had a 234.7-point total on average, 0.8 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Celtics are the eighth-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Hawks have scored the 11th-most points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s 10th-ranked scoring defense while the Hawks are the 22nd-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-549)
- The Celtics have won 29, or 74.4%, of the 39 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Hawks have been victorious in 13, or 52%, of the 25 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Boston has won 15 of its 20 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -549 on the moneyline.
- Atlanta has been named as an underdog of +400 or more just one time this season and came away with a victory in that game.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Celtics have a 84.6% chance to win.
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