Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, March 25, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-10)

The Atlanta Hawks (31-39) will take on the Boston Celtics (57-14) at State Farm Arena on Monday. Atlanta opens this game as 10-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 218.

The Celtics faced the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 124-113 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 9 while the Bulls totaled 18 personal fouls. They made 9 out of their 24 shots from distance. Chicago finished the game shooting 90.9% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 11 attempts. In addition, Chicago snagged 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Chicago earned 36 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 57.3% from the field on 47 out of 82 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists in the game while forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics converted 15 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. Boston ended the contest with a 51.2% field goal percentage (44 out of 86) and knocked down 21 of their 48 shots from downtown.

Jayson Tatum is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He accumulated 26 points on 8 of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also collected 2 rebounds. Tatum finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and dished out 6 dimes.

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Boston will play this game with a mark of 57-14 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 121.2 points per game (2nd in basketball) while connecting on 48.6% from the field. The Celtics are shooting 39.1% on shots from 3-point land (1,184 of 3,029) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is snagging 46.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,896 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They give up 34.8% on 3-pointers and they are 6th in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.4). The Celtics defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,945 of 6,506) and they surrender 43.2 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,764 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Hawks got the victory with a final of 132-91 against the Hornets. The Hawks pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Hornets were called for 9 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. With respect to 3-pointers, Atlanta knocked down 20 of their 42 tries (47.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawks shot 50 for 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.6%. The Hawks allowed the Hornets to knock down 35 of 84 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.7% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 28.2% from distance by going 11 out of 39 and finished the game at 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Atlanta permitted Charlotte to get 39 overall (11 offensive).

Dejounte Murray ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks in the game. He buried 10 of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and had 7 rebounds. Murray earned 28 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 12 assists for this contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 31-39 for the year. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in the NBA. Atlanta has earned 8,342 points on the year (119.2 per game) and they average 44.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.5 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. The Hawks commit 18.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks are ranked 28th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 120.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.4% from the field (28th in basketball). The Atlanta defense gives up 38.4% on shots from beyond the arc (981 of 2,552) and their opposition makes 79.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 28.3 dimes and 44.5 boards every game, which ranks them 26th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (+10)

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