Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/18/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (28-12) will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (21-19) at TD Garden on Saturday.

The Hawks faced the Bulls and went home with a win by a final score of 110-94 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 15 and the Bulls recorded 15 fouls. They converted 6 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. Chicago went 100.0% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of 10 shots. Additionally, Chicago pulled down 53 rebounds (8 offensive, 45 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Chicago earned 23 assists and had 5 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the field on 39 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists for the matchup while creating 20 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 51 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hawks buried 15 of their 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. Atlanta ended the game with a 41.0% FG percentage (41 of 100) and made 13 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Keaton Wallace is one guy who played a role in this contest. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. Wallace ended up going 55.6% from the floor and earned 6 assists.

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Atlanta enters this one with a mark of 21-19 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 15.9 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 45.5 rebounds per game and has earned 1,187 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 35.4% on shots from distance (526 of 1,484) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 117.2 points per game (7th in the NBA) while shooting 46.3% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 16.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 fouls. They surrender 38.1% on 3-pointers while they are 28th in basketball in points per game allowed (119.1). The Hawks are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.7% (1,744 of 3,658) and they surrender 44.6 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 27th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,145 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 110-97 against the Raptors. The Celtics earned 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the matchup. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Raptors had 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a clip of 50.0%. In reference to shots from distance, Boston converted 16 out of their 46 tries (34.8%). When the game finished, the Celtics ended up going 36 out of 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. The Celtics allowed the Raptors to knock down 45 of 89 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.6% for the game. They finished the game shooting 32.4% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Boston allowed Toronto to collect 56 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Payton Pritchard ended up having an impact for the Celtics in this game. Pritchard racked up 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 assists in this game. He knocked down 7 of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 28-12 on the campaign. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per game and they connect on 78.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per game (17th in the league) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Boston has totaled 4,699 pts for the campaign (117.5 per game) and they pull in 45.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 18th in the league.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 6th in the NBA in points given up per game with 108.7. They have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (5th in basketball). The Boston defense gives up 35.9% on 3-pointers (522 of 1,456) and their opposition knocks down 79.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 24.3 assists and 44.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 4th and 18th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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