Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks 4/21/2023 – The NBA East 1st Round will continue into Friday evening with the Boston Celtics locking horns with the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena. The Boston Celtics are 57-25 on the season and are in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Atlanta Hawks are much lower in the seventh position with an even 41-41 on the scoreboard. The Hawks lost the last round against the Celtics and are hoping to shake off their losing spell. But, the strong Boston Celtics are expected to win this game according to the latest NBA betting odds.
When: | Friday, April 21, 7:00 PM ET |
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Where: | State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA |
TV: | ESPN |
Stream: | NBA League Pass |
Along with the hardware he earned Thursday night, our Sixth Man of the Year also earned tremendous praise from his teammates for the sacrifices he made throughout this season.https://t.co/n86af4E5X7
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2023
Boston Celtics Betting
The Boston Celtics have won both games against the Atlanta Hawks, defeating them in the previous matchup with a final score of 119-106. The Celtics are scoring an average of 117.87 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 47.54 percent. The Boston offense in this basketball season is being led by Jayson Tatum who is putting up 30.1 points in each game, while Marcus Smart is adding 6.3 helpers per matchup. On defense, the Celtics are allowing opponents to score an average of 111.27 points in every game played.
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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 20, 2023
Players to watch: Jayson Tatum SF 2 GP 2 GS 39.5 MIN 27 PTS 0 OR 10.5 DR 10.5 REB 4 AST 0.5 STL 0.5 BLK 3 TO 1.5 PF 1.3 AST/TO, Derrick White PG 2 GP 2 GS 36 MIN 25 PTS 0.5 OR 5.5 DR 6 REB 4.5 AST 0.5 STL 2.5 BLK 2.5 TO 1 PF 1.8 AST/TO, Jaylen Brown SG 2 GP 2 GS 36.5 MIN 23.5 PTS 2.5 OR 5 DR 7.5 REB 2.5 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 5 TO 1.5 PF 0.5 AST/TO.
Atlanta Hawks Betting
The Atlanta Hawks took a serious beating in the last game, and out of their last five played have managed to win only one matchup. The Hawks are dunking an average of 118.17 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 48.16 percent. The Atlanta offense this season is being headed by Trae Young who is scoring 26.2 points in each game, along with 26.2 helpers per matchup. Defense-wise, the Hawks are allowing their opponents to score an average of 117.90 points in each game played.
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Players to watch: Dejounte Murray SG 2 GP 2 GS 38 MIN 26.5 PTS 2 OR 5 DR 7 REB 6 AST 3.5 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 1 PF 3 AST/TO, Trae Young PG 2 GP 2 GS 34.5 MIN 20 PTS 2 OR 1 DR 3 REB 7 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 5 TO 0.5 PF 1.4 AST/TO, De’Andre Hunter SF 2 GP 2 GS 34 MIN 14.5 PTS 2 OR 5.5 DR 7.5 REB 1.5 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 2.5 TO 3.5 PF 0.6 AST/TO
Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Betting Numbers
Trends
Boston Celtics
Boston are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 6 games.
Boston are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Celtics are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games against Atlanta.
Boston are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games on the road.
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
Hawks are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta’s last 9 games against Boston.
Atlanta are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home.
Atlanta are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Boston.
Hawks are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference.
Injuries
Boston Celtics
Danilo Gallinari SF Is out indefinitely, ACL
Atlanta Hawks
No reported injuries
45-36-1 | Against the Spread | 36-46-0 |
43-38-1 | Straight Up | 46-35-1 |
117 | Points per Game | 118 |
– | Points Allowed per Game | – |
47.5 | Offensive FG% | 48.3 |
81.2 | Offensive FT% | 81.8 |
37.7 | Offensive 3PT% | 35.2 |
46.3 | Defensive FG% | 48.6 |
76.9 | Defensive FT% | 80.3 |
34.5 | Defensive 3PT% | 35.6 |
Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Betting Picks
The Atlanta Hawks need to rethink their defense if they want to turn things around in this game. The Celtics are way better balanced as a team and will be using their momentum from their winning streak to dominate this game. The Boston Celtics will be winning this game as predicted by NBA betting Reddit. Sign up today to make your NBA betting prediction!
Moneyline: -205 is the ML set for the Celtics in this game and the ML set for the Hawks is +175.
Spread: A spread of -5 (-115) is out for Celtics and a spread of +5 (-106) is out for the Hawks.
TOTALs: 228.5 o (-110) will go over for the Celtics and the same will go under for the Hawks.
Score Prediction: 121-116 Celtics win.