Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+9)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics will take on the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Boston opens this game as 9-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 229.5.

The Hawks faced off with the Heat and took home the win by a score of 116-105 in their last game. Atlanta finished the contest having earned a 46.9% FG percentage (45 of 96) and knocked down 10 of their 41 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 16 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 59.3%. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected a total of 63 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 26 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 39 of 91 shooting. Miami distributed 24 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Miami grabbed 39 boards (6 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Miami finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 20 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 21 and the Heat accounted for 19 fouls.

Trae Young is one guy who came through in the game. Young shot 44.4% from the floor and dished out 7 dimes. He played 37 minutes played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He scored 25 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this game with a record of 41-41 for the season. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 44.4 boards per game and has accounted for 2,049 dimes on the season, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (882 of 2,505) and 81.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 118.4 pts per game (3rd in basketball) while shooting 48.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Hawks are able to force 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 26th in the league in opponents points per game (118.1). The Hawks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.6% (3,592 of 7,398) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a squad. They are 23rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,131 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 120-114 when they faced the Hawks. The Celtics were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 47 for the game. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Hawks were called for 12 fouls for this game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston knocked down 25 of 54 attempts (46.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 42 for 89 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.2%. The Celtics permitted the Hawks to convert 44 out of 97 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.4% for the matchup. They finished 28.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 39 and ended up shooting 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Boston permitted Atlanta to collect 50 in total (16 offensive).

Payton Pritchard ended up having an impact for the Celtics for this contest. He buried 10 of 21 for this game for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and had 14 rebounds. Pritchard had 30 points in his 46 minutes on the court and earned 11 assists in this game.

Boston has a mark of 57-25 this season. The Celtics have committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 81.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.7 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. Boston has 9,671 points for the campaign (117.9 per game) and they pull down 45.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in basketball.

The Boston defense gives up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (954 of 2,763) and opponents are converting on 76.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 23.1 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 2nd and 18th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG given up with 111.4. They are forcing 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (5th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston (-9) and under 229.5 points

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