Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+12)

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics will compete against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday in Game 5 of their series. Boston leads 3-1. Atlanta opens this matchup as 12-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 231.

The Hawks walked away from Game 4 with a loss by a score of 129-121. In reference to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 24 and the Celtics finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also converted 16 of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. Boston walked away from this one shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 25 shots. On top of that, Boston pulled down 49 boards (9 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Boston dished out 25 assists and had 4 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the floor on 46 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest while creating 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Hawks converted 21 of 24 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Atlanta ended the game with a 43.9% FG percentage (43 of 98) and buried 14 of their 37 shots from distance.

Trae Young is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 35 points on 11 of 26 shooting. He played 41 mins and collected 3 boards. Young finished 42.3% from the floor and also totaled 15 assists.

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Atlanta will enter this matchup with a record of 41-41 for the year. They cough up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 44.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,049 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are connecting on 35.2% on 3-point shots (882 of 2,505) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.4 points per outing (3rd in the league) while connecting on 48.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hawks have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,131 surrendered for the campaign. The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.6% (3,592 of 7,398) and they relinquish 44.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (118.1).

Concerning rebounding in Game 4, Boston allowed Atlanta to snag 42 in all (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.8% from 3-point land via 14 of 37 and finished the game at 21 of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Celtics permitted the Hawks to make 43 of 98 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Celtics ended up going 46 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7%. When talking about three-point shots, Boston made 16 out of their 40 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.0%. The Hawks had 24 fouls for the contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Celtics were able to corral 40 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 49 in this game.

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics for this game. He made 12 of 22 for the game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Brown scored 31 points in his 42 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists in this contest.

Boston has a mark of 57-25 on the season. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 14th in the league. Boston has accumulated 9,671 points for the year (117.9 per game) and they pull in 45.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.7 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Celtics commit 18.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 81.2% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense concedes 34.5% on three-point shots (954 of 2,763) and opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 23.1 assists and 44.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 18th in the NBA. The Celtics on defense are ranked 5th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.4. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (5th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (+12)

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