NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Hawks Picks for January 18
Published 5:37 am Saturday, January 18, 2025
The Boston Celtics (29-12) are favored by 9.5 points against the Atlanta Hawks (21-19) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on NBCS-BOS and FDSSE.
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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 (- 9.5)
- Boston’s record against the spread is 17-24-0.
- Atlanta is 17-23-0 against the spread this season.
- The Celtics are 12-16 as 9.5-point favorites or more.
- As a 9.5-point underdog or more, the Hawks have two wins ATS (2-2).
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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 point total higher than 235.5 points.
- Boston has had an average of 228.1 points in its games this season, 7.4 fewer than this matchup’s total.
- The average over/under for Atlanta’s contests this season is 234.7, 0.8 more points than this game’s total.
- 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 league’s 10th-ranked scoring defense while the Hawks are the 22nd-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-500)
- This season, the Celtics have been favored 39 times and won 29, or 74.4%, of those games.
- 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 19 of its 24 games, or 79.2%, when favored by at least -500 on the moneyline.
- This year, Atlanta has won one of three games when listed as at least +360 or better on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Celtics have a 83.3% chance to win.
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