NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Hawks Picks for January 18
Published 4:34 am Saturday, January 18, 2025
The Boston Celtics (29-12) take on the Atlanta Hawks (21-19) as double-digit, 10.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and FDSSE.
Hoping to gain an edge on Saturday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the following article.
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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)
- Against the spread, Boston is 17-24-0 this season.
- Atlanta has 17 wins in 40 games against the spread this year.
- As 10.5-point favorites or more, the Celtics are 10-14 against the spread.
- 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 gone over 235.5 combined 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.
- Boston’s games this season have had an average of 228.1 points, 7.4 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Atlanta’s outings this season is 234.7, 0.8 more points than this game’s point total.
- The Hawks are the league’s 11th-highest scoring team this season compared to the eighth-ranked Celtics.
- The Hawks have surrendered the 22nd-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Celtics have given up the 10th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-599)
- The Celtics have been favorites in 39 games this season and won 29 (74.4%) of those contests.
- The Hawks have been underdogs in 25 games this season and have come away with the win 13 times (52%) in those contests.
- This season, Boston has won 14 of its 19 games, or 73.7%, when favored by at least -599 on the moneyline.
- Atlanta has been named as an underdog of +425 or more just one time this season and came away with a victory in that game.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Celtics have a 85.7% chance to win.
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