Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, March 30, 2026

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Boston Celtics (49-24) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks (42-33).

The Celtics played the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 109-102 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Celtics finished with 21 and the Hawks totaled 19 fouls. They made 15 of 42 attempts from three-point range. Atlanta finished 79.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 24 attempts. Furthermore, Atlanta collected 58 rebounds (15 offensive, 43 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Atlanta earned 29 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 39.1% from the floor on 34 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 25 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 47 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Celtics made 19 of 23 shots for a rate of 82.6%. Boston wrapped up the contest with a 46.9% FG percentage (38 out of 81) and converted 14 of 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Payton Pritchard is a guy who came through in this contest. He ended up scoring 36 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 7 boards. Pritchard finished the game at 56.5% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Boston will enter this matchup with a mark of 49-24 on the season. They are averaging 114.1 points per outing (21st in basketball) while shooting 46.3% from the field. The Celtics are hitting 36.1% on shots from downtown (1,113 of 3,082) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 46.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,784 dimes on the campaign, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.2 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Celtics are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 1st in basketball in opponents PPG (106.9). The Celtics defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.1% (2,786 of 6,323) and they relinquish 41.6 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,803 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 123-113 when they played the Kings. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta permitted Sacramento to pull down 41 in total (7 offensive). They shot 37.5% from downtown by connecting on 12 out of 32 and finished the contest at 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Hawks permitted the Kings to knock down 45 out of their 93 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.4% for the game. When the game finished, the Hawks finished 45 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Atlanta buried 16 of 41 attempts (39.0%). They were able to bury 17 of them for a percentage of 77.3%. The Kings were called for 25 fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Hawks were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 in this game.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker pitched in for the Hawks in the game. He made 7 out of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Alexander accumulated 27 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 8 assists in this matchup.

Atlanta has a mark of 42-33 so far this year. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in basketball. Atlanta has tallied 8,869 pts so far this year (118.3 per game) and they average 43.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 30.3 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 19.5 fouls every game and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 17th in basketball in points given up per game with 116.4. They are able to force 16.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (18th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (979 of 2,746) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.7 assists and 45.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 15th and 24th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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