Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/16/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-3)

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks will attempt to beat the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Boston opens this contest as 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 228.

The Celtics played the Thunder and went home with a win by a final score of 126-122 in their last game. Boston finished the game with a 47.9% FG percentage (46 out of 96) and buried 10 out of their 37 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 24 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 15 steals. When it comes to defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 48.0% from the field on 47 out of 98 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 21 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Oklahoma City pulled down 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Oklahoma City went 81.0% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 21 shots. They knocked down 11 of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Celtics walked away with 20 while the Thunder accumulated 21 fouls.

Jayson Tatum is someone who was a contributor in this game. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 10 rebounds. Tatum ended up going 39.1% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Boston comes into this one with a win-loss record of 11-3 on the season. They cough up possession 12.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 21.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is collecting 42.1 boards per game and has racked up 367 dimes for the season, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are hitting 38.2% from downtown (218 of 571) and 84.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 120.0 points per outing (1st in the league) while shooting 48.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics are able to force 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 21.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.1). The Celtics defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.2% (587 of 1,271) and they concede 45.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 308 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 121-106 when they played the Bucks. The Hawks were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 45 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Bucks had 26 fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to make 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.7%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Atlanta knocked down 7 out of 20 attempts (35.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawks finished the game shooting 44 out of 92 from the field which had them shooting 47.8%. The Hawks allowed the Bucks to knock down 34 of 82 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5% for the contest. They went 20.7% from 3-point land by going 6 of 29 and ended up going 32 of 41 from the free throw line (78.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Milwaukee to pull down 46 in total (11 offensive).

Clint Capela was important for the Hawks in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. Capela scored 19 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 9-5 for the season. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA. Atlanta has totaled 1,618 points so far this year (115.6 per game) and they collect 46.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.6 times per game (16th in the league) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 21.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 83.0% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense concedes 32.0% on 3-point shots (144 of 450) and their opposition makes 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 22.4 assists and 46.1 boards every game, which is 5th and 25th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 16th in the league in points given up per game with 113.1. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (6th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (+3)

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