Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (29-17) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (23-25) at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 132-116 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 20 while the Pacers totaled 12 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 35 tries from beyond the arc. Indiana ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 25 attempts. Furthermore, Indiana grabbed 42 boards (7 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 9 blocked shots. Indiana doled out 31 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the floor on 43 of 93 shooting. They also distributed 35 assists in this game as well as creating 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 46 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 16 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 94.1%. Atlanta walked away from the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (49 of 98) and converted 18 out of their 43 3-pointers.

CJ McCollum is a player who had an impact for the contest. McCollum finished 60.0% from the floor and totaled 7 assists. He was on the court for 28 mins played and collected 8 rebounds. He had 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Atlanta will play this game with a win-loss record of 23-25 so far this season. They currently have an average of 117.8 points per game (9th in the NBA) while shooting 47.5% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (700 of 1,885) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 42.2 boards per game and has earned 1,491 assists on the year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in the league in allowing assists with 1,326 conceded for the year. The Hawks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (2,064 of 4,332) and they surrender 46.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.6% on 3-point shots while they are 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 102-94 against the Trail Blazers. The Celtics pulled down 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were called for 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a rate of 61.1%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Boston made 13 out of 34 attempts (38.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Celtics shot 39 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 43.3%. The Celtics allowed the Trail Blazers to bury 32 out of 78 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 41.0% for this game. They finished 25.0% from downtown by going 10 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 30 from the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Boston permitted Portland to collect 46 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Payton Pritchard pitched in for the Celtics in this contest. Pritchard totaled 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes in the game. He made 8 out of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 29-17 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the league. Boston has accumulated 5,364 points for the season (116.6 per contest) and they grab 44.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per contest (29th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 79.4% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense gives up 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (657 of 1,812) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.6 dimes and 42.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 9th and 7th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 109.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (3rd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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