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

Published 4:36 am Saturday, January 18, 2025

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

If you hope to make an informed wager on Saturday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Celtics vs. Hawks Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Celtics (- 10.5)

  • Boston’s record against the spread is 17-24-0.
  • Atlanta has 17 wins in 40 games against the spread this year.
  • The Celtics’ ATS record as 10.5-point favorites or more is 10-14.
  • As a 10.5-point underdog or more, the Hawks have one win ATS (1-2) this season.

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Pick OU:

Under (235.5)

  • The Celtics and their opponents have scored more than 235.5 points in 12 of 41 games this season.
  • 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 games this year have had a 234.7-point total on average, 0.8 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Celtics score the eighth-most points in the league this season, while the Hawks’ offense puts up the 11th-most.
  • The Celtics are the NBA’s 10th-ranked scoring defense while the Hawks are the 22nd-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-549)

  • The Celtics have won 29, or 74.4%, of the 39 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • The Hawks have won in 13, or 52%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • 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 implied probability of a win from the Celtics, based on the moneyline, is 84.6%.

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