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

Published 6:40 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.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Saturday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?

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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)

  • Boston’s record against the spread is 17-24-0.
  • Against the spread, Atlanta is 17-23-0 this season.
  • Against the spread as 10.5-point favorites or more, the Celtics are 10-14.
  • As a 10.5-point underdog or more, the Hawks have one win ATS (1-2) 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 have had more than 235.5 combined points scored.
  • Boston’s games this season have had an average of 228.1 points, 7.4 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Atlanta’s games this year have had a 234.7-point total on average, 0.8 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Celtics score the eighth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Hawks’ offense puts up the 11th-most.
  • This contest features the league’s 22nd-ranked (Hawks) and 10th-ranked (Celtics) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-549)

  • This season, the Celtics have been favored 39 times and won 29, or 74.4%, of those games.
  • The Hawks have won in 13, or 52%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This season, Boston has won 15 of its 20 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -549 on the moneyline.
  • Atlanta has been named as an underdog of +400 or more just one time this season and came away with a victory in that game.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Celtics have a 84.6% chance to win.

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