NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Hawks Picks for January 18

Published 3:35 am Saturday, January 18, 2025

The Atlanta Hawks (21-19) are double-digit, 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.

For the best bets you can make on Saturday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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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.
  • Against the spread, Atlanta is 17-23-0 this year.
  • 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 year.

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Pick OU:

Under (235.5)

  • The Celtics’ 41 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 235.5 points 12 times.
  • The Hawks have played 25 games this season that ended with a combined score over 235.5 points.
  • The average point total in Boston’s contests this year is 228.1, 7.4 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Atlanta’s average game total this season has been 234.7, 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 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.
  • The Celtics have a 85.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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