Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (48-24) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (41-32) on Friday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 130-129 in their last contest. Atlanta walked away from the game with a 47.6% field goal percentage (50 of 105) and made 18 out of their 52 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 43 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 25 assists for this game as well as creating 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Atlanta allowed 51.0% from the floor on 52 out of 102 shooting. Detroit distributed 17 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Moreover, Detroit grabbed 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Detroit went 84.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 19 tries. They buried 9 of their 33 shots from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 21 and the Pistons accumulated 22 personal fouls.

Jalen Johnson is one player who came through for this game. He racked up 27 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 42 mins and snagged 8 boards. Johnson finished 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 12 dimes.

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Atlanta enters this contest with a mark of 41-32 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,219 dimes so far this year, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Hawks are hitting 36.8% on three-point attempts (1,059 of 2,876) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They average 118.4 pts per contest (6th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 18th in the NBA in opponents PPG (116.6). The Hawks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.4% (3,101 of 6,547) and they concede 45.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,951 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 119-109 against the Thunder. The Celtics were able to collect 38 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for this game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. The Thunder committed 24 personal fouls in this contest which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They were able to make 25 of the free throws for a clip of 86.2%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Boston converted 18 of their 41 tries (43.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics ended up going 38 for 81 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9%. The Celtics allowed the Thunder to convert 38 of 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.5% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 32.4% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 37 and finished the game at 21 of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Boston allowed Oklahoma City to snag 45 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics for the contest. Brown tallied 31 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 8 assists for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 48-24 for the campaign. The Celtics are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.4 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. Boston has tallied 8,222 pts on the campaign (114.2 per contest) and they pull in 46.5 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the league.

The Celtics are ranked 1st in the league in points given up per game with 107.0. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Boston defense allows 35.6% on 3-point shots (1,002 of 2,812) and opponents are converting on 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 24.7 dimes and 41.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 4th and 6th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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