Venue:	TD Garden in Boston, MA
Prediction:	Boston Celtics
Bookmaker:	1xbet

Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks will face each other at the TD Garden this Tuesday, March 1, at 7:30 PM (ET).Tonight, two familiar foes with quite the rivalry will go head-to-head when the Boston Celtics take on the Atlanta Hawks.

The Hawks are coming off a 127-100 dismantling of the Toronto Raptors last Saturday. They easily covered a 3.5-point spread, taking full advantage of the Raptors’ awful offensive performance. Atlanta outscored Toronto 38-16 in the third quarter, and the Hawks held the Raptors to just 40.0% shooting from the field and 31.3% from downtown.

Trae Young tortured the Raptors for 41 points and 11 assists, while Kevin Huerter and De’Andre Hunter accounted for 14 points each. Young has averaged 28.2 points and 9.7 assists per game in his past ten outings.

Boston has the best adjusted net rating (plus-17.0) and ATS margin (plus-10.5) over the past two weeks. Atlanta is 4-9 ATS on the road versus teams with a winning record, 3-10 ATS as an underdog of +3 or more and 6-11 ATS as a road underdog.

The Celtics have played very well so far this calendar year. They’ve won 19 of their 27 contests in 2022. Over their previous 16 outings at any location, the Celtics have gone 13-3 straight up and 9-7 ATS. Furthermore, the Celtics have emerged victorious in nine of their last 12 showings on the home court. On the other side, the Hawks have been a hit-or-miss lately, going 5-6 SU and ATS in their last 11 contests overall. They are only 2-7 SU and ATS in the previous nine games on the road.

GIMME the CELTICS -6.5 (-105) for 1 unit. They are in much better form and this is a bad spot for the Hawks.

Furthermore, both teams attempt a high volume of mid-range field goals, but the Hawks are 22nd in defensive field-goal percentage versus mid-range shots whereas the Celtics are first.

Team Comparison

TEAM	W	L	PCT	HOME	ROAD	EAST	WEST	DIV	PF	PA	STRK
Boston Celtics	36	27	.571	20-11	16-16	26-16	10-11	8-6	109.2	103.9	Lost 1
Atlanta Hawks	29	31	.483	18-13	11-18	18-19	11-12	7-5	112.4	111.6	Won 1

 

Offensive Stats
TEAM	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FT%	3PT%
Boston Celtics	109.2	46.4	23.8	7.19	6.03	45.47	81.44	34.39
Atlanta Hawks	112.4	44.4	24.4	6.87	4.43	46.84	80.40	37.66