Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/1/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: TNT

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (36-27) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (29-31) on Tuesday.

The Hawks faced the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 127-100 in their last contest. Atlanta finished the game with a 57.8% FG percentage (48 of 83) and made 13 out of their 31 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 18 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 assists in the matchup as well as creating 2 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 38 out of 95 shooting. Toronto earned 42 dimes and had 25 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Toronto collected 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Toronto finished the contest at 73.7% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of 19 shots. They also made 10 out of their 32 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 19 and the Raptors racked up 11 personal fouls.

Trae Young is a player who came through for this contest. Young walked away from this one shooting 70.8% from the field and also totaled 11 dimes. He was on the court for 37 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He walked away with 41 points on 17 out of 24 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 29-31 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.5 fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 44.4 boards per game and has earned 1,461 dimes for the season, which is 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (755 of 2,005) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.4 points per outing (9th in the NBA) while going 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.6). The Hawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.5% (2,489 of 5,348) and they concede 43.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 22nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,534 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Celtics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-107 when they played the Pacers. When it comes to how they rebounded, Boston allowed Indiana to snag 39 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 51.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 17 out of 33 and ended up going 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Celtics allowed the Pacers to knock down 47 out of their 90 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.2% in this game. When the game finished, the Celtics finished the game shooting 39 for 91 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.9%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston buried 12 of their 43 tries (27.9%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a clip of 85.0%. The Pacers earned 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Celtics recorded 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest.

Jaylen Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for this contest. Brown totaled 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 8 assists in the game. He made 10 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 36-27 so far this year. The Celtics are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls per game and they connect on 81.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per game (17th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game. Boston has earned 6,880 pts on the year (109.2 per game) and they snag 46.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which is 21st in basketball.

The Boston defense gives up 33.9% on 3-point attempts (743 of 2,192) and opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 21.6 dimes and 44.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 1st and 16th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 103.9. They are forcing 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (1st in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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