Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, February 13, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ABC

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (31-25) will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (26-28) on Sunday.

The Hawks faced off with the Pacers and took home the win by a score of 133-112 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Hawks finished with 26 and the Pacers had 13 fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Indiana ended up going 84.8% from the free throw line by burying 28 of their 33 attempts. Additionally, Indiana collected 25 rebounds (18 offensive, 7 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Indiana distributed 43 assists and had 22 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the floor on 37 out of 93 shooting. They also distributed 36 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled 43 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 12 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Atlanta ended the game having earned a 57.8% FG percentage (52 out of 90) and converted 17 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Trae Young is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 34 points on 13 out of 20 shooting. He played for 30 mins and snagged 1 rebound. Young walked away from this one shooting 65.0% from the floor and also recorded 11 dimes.

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Atlanta heads into this contest with a record of 26-28 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 44.3 boards per game and has tallied 1,320 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (676 of 1,799) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.9 points per outing (8th in the league) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hawks have forced 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They give up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.4). The Hawks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.5% (2,237 of 4,808) and they surrender 43.6 boards per contest as a group. They rank 21st in basketball in giving up assists with 1,382 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 126-91 against the Nets. When it comes to team rebounding, Boston allowed Brooklyn to collect 25 overall (15 offensive). They shot 27.8% from downtown by shooting 10 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 13 from the charity stripe (38.5%). The Celtics allowed the Nets to convert 38 of their 99 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Celtics went 50 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Boston buried 14 of 40 tries (35.0%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. The Nets earned 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Celtics were able to collect 41 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 52 in the game.

Jaylen Brown ended up having an impact for the Celtics for the game. He made 9 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Brown scored 22 points in his 28 minutes on the court and earned 9 dimes for this game.

Boston has a win-loss record of 31-25 so far this season. The Celtics commit 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 81.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.5 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per game. Boston has 6,072 pts for the year (108.4 per game) and they collect 46.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Celtics are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the league.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points allowed per game with 103.8. They have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (2nd in the NBA). The Boston defense gives up 33.9% on 3-point attempts (665 of 1,959) and opponents are making 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 21.6 assists and 44.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 1st and 16th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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