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

Published 4:37 am Saturday, January 18, 2025

The Boston Celtics (29-12) take the court against the Atlanta Hawks (21-19) as heavy, 10.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and FDSSE.

To find 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)

  • Boston has 17 wins in 41 games against the spread this season.
  • Atlanta has covered the spread 17 times in 40 games.
  • Against the spread as 10.5-point favorites or more, the Celtics are 10-14.
  • The Hawks have won once ATS (1-2) as a 10.5-point underdog or more this year.

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Pick OU:

Under (235.5)

  • In 12 of 41 games this season, the Celtics and their opponents have combined to total more than 235.5 points.
  • The Hawks have played 25 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 235.5 points.
  • The average point total in Boston’s games this season is 228.1, 7.4 points fewer than this matchup’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 score the eighth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Hawks’ offense puts up the 11th-most.
  • This outing 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 been chosen as underdogs in 25 games this year and have walked away with the win 13 times (52%) in those games.
  • 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.
  • The Celtics have a 84.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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