Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks 03/11/2023 Picks & Preview

The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks meet Saturday in the NBA action at the State Farm Arena.

Injuries:

  • Celtics

    • C Robert Williams (hamstring) out

  • Hawks

    • Not yet submitted
  • The Hawks are 4-6 ATS over their last 10 games and 1-3 ATS as the home team in that span.
  • The Hawks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.
  • The Celtics are 2-3 ATS in their last 5 road games but are 17-15 ATS on the road.
  • The Celtics are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 2 days rest.
  • The over is 5-2 in Hawks last 7 overall.
  • The under is 18-8-1 in Celtics last 27 road games.
  • The under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
  • The Celtics have gone Over in 2 of their last 3 and 3 of their last 5, scoring at least 114 in each of their last 3 games.

The Celtics are a little shorthanded here as Payton Pritchard and Robert Williams are both out, while the Hawks don’t have a single player listed on the injury report. The Celtics saw a drop in overall scoring when playing the Hawks, averaging 100.75 points per game. This season, the Celtics offense has primarily worked through Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who are 1st and 2nd on the team in scoring.

Like the Celtics, the Hawks scored at a rate below their season average, finishing with 102.75 points per game vs Boston. The Hawks are as healthy as they’ve been all year, and they’re playing improved ball. The Hawks were able to take down the Warriors in their last outing, but the Boston Celtics have the rest advantage, and they’re far and away the more consistent team