Hawks look forward to facing their favorite opponent!
The home team from Georgia are expecting a tough opponent in the Celtics. Boston are second in the Eastern Conference and are clearly on course for the playoffs.
In contrast, the home team are tenth in the East and can only be considered candidates for the play-in tournament after the regular season. Read on to find out why we still expect a close game at State Farm Arena in our Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics tip!
In addition to their recent strong performances in front of their home fans with wins against Minnesota and New Orleans, the home team’s status as Boston’s bogey team also speaks in their favor. The 1958 champions have won four of the last five encounters!
In light of this situation, we are predicting a home win or a narrow defeat for the home team by a maximum of five points in the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics. In addition, we expect more than 112.5 points from the Hawks.
Atlanta’s offense has recently improved significantly in front of their home fans, exceeding the selected limit in five of their last six home games. A third prediction involves Anfernee Simons. The Celtics guard topped his season scoring average of 14.1 points in six of the last seven games.
He also set a new season high with 39 points in the last game against Miami. At the same time, it was his highest point total since January 2024, when Simons was still playing for Portland and scored 40 points against San Antonio.
Against this backdrop, the odds of the 24-year-old scoring at least 15 points again in the Hawks’ matchup against the Celtics are definitely worth considering! This is also supported by the fact that he averages 15.6 points on the road, which is around three points more than in front of his own fans.
Atlanta Hawks – Boston Celtics Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
As mentioned at the beginning, the home team has not been a good place for Boston to play for quite some time. The Celtics have won only one of their last five games against Atlanta.
Nevertheless, the Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics betting odds favor the visitors in the upcoming game.
Atlanta Hawks – Boston Celtics Tip
None other than Trae Young recently said goodbye to Atlanta. The four-time All-Star and last season’s NBA assist leader is moving to Washington, and his departure is a real turning point for the Hawks.
Young has played exclusively in Georgia since his debut in 2018 and has been very successful over many seasons. This season, however, he only made ten appearances due to numerous injury breaks, and his scoring average of 19.3 points was significantly weaker than before.
Only in his rookie season in 2018/19 did he score less than that. We therefore do not see his departure as a major weakening of the Hawks, especially since two strong players, CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, have joined the team from the Wizards in return.
In addition, Young’s transfer had been in the works for some time, and its completion finally brought clarity to Atlanta. The previous unrest surrounding the squad has subsided, and although the home team will be facing a top team in the East in Boston, the Celtics are ahead of the Hawks with four wins in their last five games.
On top of that, they have recently reactivated their home strength with wins against the Timberwolves and Pelicans. In light of these points, we do not expect a blowout for Coach Quin Snyder’s team, at least.
Instead, we are selecting the betting odds for a home win in the Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics game – including a handicap of plus five points for the home team! This tip is supported by the recent decline in the visitors’ performance, with three losses in their last five games.
