Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/28/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (22-25) will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (25-24) on Friday.

The Celtics played the Kings and walked away with a win by a score of 128-75 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Celtics finished with 12 and the Kings recorded 10 fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 33 attempts from long range. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 15 shots. Moreover, Sacramento pulled down 30 rebounds (15 offensive, 15 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Sacramento dished out 45 dimes and had 15 steals in the game. Pertaining to defending, Boston let their opponent shoot 30.5% from the floor on 29 out of 95 shooting. They also doled out 32 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 67 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Celtics converted 6 of their 7 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Boston wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (51 of 103) and buried 20 of 45 three-point shots.

Jayson Tatum is one player who played a role for the contest. Tatum finished 60.9% from the floor and recorded 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished with 36 points on 14 out of 23 shooting.

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Boston will play this game with a record of 25-24 on the season. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Boston is grabbing 46.2 boards per game and has earned 1,129 dimes so far this season, which is 21st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are shooting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (608 of 1,774) and 81.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.0 points per outing (19th in the NBA) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Celtics have forced 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,068 surrendered for the year. The Celtics defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (1,882 of 4,308) and they concede 44.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (104.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 121-104 when they faced the Kings. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Atlanta allowed Sacramento to get 32 in all (10 offensive). They finished 30.0% from distance by shooting 12 of 40 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Hawks allowed the Kings to make 39 of their 93 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.9% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks finished 48 out of 90 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.3%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Atlanta knocked down 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. The Kings earned 12 fouls in the game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. The Hawks corralled 42 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in this contest.

Bogdan Bogdanovic pitched in for the Hawks for the contest. Bogdanovic totaled 18 points in his 23 minutes on the court and added 7 dimes for the contest. He converted 6 of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 22-25 this year. The Hawks have committed 18.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.1 times per game (14th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Atlanta has 5,238 pts for the season (111.4 per contest) and they pull down 44.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (613 of 1,723) and their opponents are making 79.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.8 assists and 43.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 28th and 10th in the league. The Hawks on defense are ranked 24th in the league in PPG allowed with 111.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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