Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/18/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 18, 2025

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-BOS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Hawks +11.5, Celtics -11.5; Over/Under:  234 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Hawks +11.5, Celtics -11.5; Over/Under:  234 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Hawks +11.5, Celtics -11.5; Over/Under:  234 points

Atlanta Hawks:  21-19 (2nd place, Southeast Division)

Boston Celtics:  28-12 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Atlanta Hawks:  6-4 last 10

Boston Celtics:  6-4 last 10

The Hawks are entering this game with a 21-19 record overall this season and they are 10-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Phoenix Suns and the Chicago Bulls. Keaton Wallace led the team in points in that game with 27 while Daeqwon Plowden was next on the team with 19 points. Onyeka Okongwu led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Onyeka Okongwu led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 41% from the field, 30.2% from 3-point range, and 68.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 117.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 119.1 PPG against them. The Hawks have an ATS record of 17-23 this season and their O/U record is 26-14.

The Celtics are entering this game with a 28-12 record overall this season and they are 14-7 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Toronto Raptors, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Orlando Magic still to be played on Friday night. In their game against the Raptors, Payton Pritchard led the team in points in that game with 20 while Kristaps Porziņģis was next on the team with 18 points. Jayson Tatum led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Jayson Tatum led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 39.1% from the field, 34.8% from 3-point range, and 50% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 117.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 108.7 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 15-24-1 this season and their O/U record is 17-23.

The current betting odds have the Celtics listed as an 11.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Celtics have looked great in their games this season with their 28-12 record overall which has them right near the top of the East with one of the best records in the entire NBA. They have looked good on their home court too with their 14-7 home record and even though they aren't dominating the league the way they did last season, they are still the defending champions and have looked like one of the best in the league. Meanwhile, the Hawks have looked good in their games this season with their 21-19 record overall which has them right in the middle of the East. They haven't looked good in their road games though, going 10-12 in those this season. They do have some momentum on their side with 2 wins in a row now and they also have the rest advantage with the Celtics playing this game on a back-to-back. The Celtics haven't looked great lately as they are coming off a loss to the Raptors in their last one and they still have a game on Friday night too, but both of their games in this back-to-back are at home which helps them out and they are going to be looking to bounce back in a big way after losing to one of the worst teams in the NBA. The Hawks have looked better lately, but both of these teams are 6-4 in their last 10 games and the Hawks have been up and down all season while the Celtics are pretty consistent. The best way to place a bet here is on the Celtics to cover the spread in this game. 

Hawks Celtics Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, January 18, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Celtics 124 Hawks 107.

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Atlanta Hawks: 19-30 ATS against Atlantic division opponents. 84-126 ATS in all games. 15-26 ATS off an upset win as an underdog. 12-22 ATS when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%). 29-19 OVER against Atlantic division opponents. 25-15 OVER off an upset win as an underdog. 

Boston Celtics: 41-21 1H ATS against Southeast division opponents. 26-17 1H ATS revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 83-50 1H ATS when playing against a team with a winning record. 26-17 OVER revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 53-31 1H OVER versus poor defensive teams - allowing 116+ points/game.

Atlanta Hawks:  T. Young (PG) Day To Day - Rib. Z. Risacher (SF) Day To Day - Hip. D. Hunter (SF) Day To Day - Foot. J. Johnson (SF) Day To Day - Shoulder. C. Zeller (C) Day To Day - Personal. L. Nance Jr. (PF) Out - Hand. K. Bufkin (SG) Out For Season - Shoulder.

Boston Celtics:  None.

"The thing that people don't think about is that Trae can be aggressive offensively without shooting, and I think that's one of the things that he's really getting better and better at. It's knowing when the team needs him to do different things." - Quin Snyder on Trae Young this season. 

"Just stick together. We're not playing our best basketball. You can't expect things to always be easy. You can't have an expectation that it's always supposed to go your way because it's not. We just have to find a way to enjoy the challenge but make sure we do it together." - Joe Mazzulla after his team’s loss against the Raptors in their game on Wednesday.

PG Trae Young

SG Dyson Daniels

SF Zaccharie Risacher

PF David Roddy

C Clint Capela

PG Derrick White

SG Jrue Holiday

SF Jaylen Brown

PF Jayson Tatum

C Kristaps Porzingis

PPG: T. Young (23.1)

APG: T. Young (11.9)

Reb/G: J. Johnson (10.1)

PPG: J. Tatum (27.7)

APG: J. Tatum (5.4)

Reb/G: J. Tatum (9.4)

Coaches:

Atlanta Hawks: Quin Snyder (3rd season)

Boston Celtics: Joe Mazzulla (3rd season)