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2022 NBA Handicapping
(25-24) Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks (22-25)
Date: Friday, January 28th
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
NBA Moneyline Odds: Celtics +110 | Hawks -132 (Bet Now!) Moneyline is off as of posting
NBA Betting Odds: Hawks -2
NBA Betting Total: 218.5
Friday, January 28th, finds the Boston Celtics facing the Atlanta Hawks for the second time this season. The Hawks won the initial match on November 17th with a score of 110-99. The clubs will play twice more after this match with both games occurring in Boston – – February 13th and March 1st.
Boston last played on Tuesday putting a 128-75 pounding on the Kings while the Hawks played Wednesday beating the Kings 121-104.
Last season the clubs played three times with the Hawks winning two of the three contests. All-time the Celtics have the winning advantage having defeated the Hawks on 287 of the 383 occasions the teams have played.
Boston Celtics
The first time these clubs played neither Jaylen Brown or Robert Williams III were in the lineup. They’re both healthy for this match and will undoubtedly impact how Nate McMillan prepares his team to defend the Celtics.
Jayson Tatum led his team in that match coming one rebound short of a double-double with 34 points, nine rebounds, five assists, a steal, and a block.
Like their opponent, the Celtics have been on the upswing winning seven of their last 10 matches. The last two wins offered hints the club has found a groove by dominating offensively while holding their opponents under 100 points.
Granted, the Wizards and Kings are both mired in slumps so the big question is whether Boston got lucky in the scheduling or if this is truly a sign the Celts are ready to play this way on a nightly basis.
The Celtics are essentially healthy other than the recent trade additions of PJ Dozier (knee) and Bol Bol (foot) who are both out indefinitely following surgeries.
Atlanta Hawks
Balanced scoring was the key in the Hawks’ initial win over the Celtics with five players scoring in double-figures. Trae Young led the way with 20 points and Cam Reddish (now with the Knicks) offered 19 points in a reserve role.
At the time of this contest, the Hawks were in the middle of a seven-game win streak then began to free-fall down the standings winning only six times in their next 22 matches.
Cut to present and Atlanta appears to be back on track having won five games in a row including impressive wins versus the Bucks and Heat albeit with both clubs missing at least one of their core producers.
Young had quipped they were ahead of where they were last season when they went on the big second-half run to pull themselves up the ladder and is suggesting this team is prepared to do the same.
What he failed to understand is that poor early showing last season got his coach fired and while they’re winning they haven’t exactly picked up their defensive intensity. Four of the five teams they’ve defeated on this win streak have scored over 100 points (average 112) with only the Hornets being held below that mark (91).
After a season of copious injuries, the Hawks have no one on the injured reserve list.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games.
- The Hawks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games.
- The Celtics are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 7 games.
Free Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Prediction:
Atlanta has a busy weekend ahead with three games in four nights and will follow this match with a back-to-back set versus the Lakers and Raptors. This trio of teams will force the Hawks to play on both ends of the court if they want to continue their current win streak.
While both squads have the results to say they’re improving the big question is whether this is sustainable or indicative of their identities. Other than calling the Hawks offensively gifted and the Celtics possessing two of the best young wings in the league I’m not sure they’ve cemented what their identity is.
This match won’t solve that problem, but it could pinpoint which of the two are closer to figuring that dilemma out.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Celtics +2
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