Celtics vs. Hawks NBA Online Betting Prediction

It’s a potential first-round Eastern Conference playoff preview on Monday night in the first game of an NBA TV doubleheader as the Boston Celtics visit the Atlanta Hawks, who remain without injured All-Star point guard Trae Young. The Celtics are thus double-digit favorites on the NBA odds. 2024 NBA Expert Analysis Boston vs Atlanta | MyBookie Sportsbook NBA Week 23

Where: State Farm Arena
TV: NBA TV
Stream: NBA.com, NBA TV app
Radio: Tunein.com
NBA Odds: Celtics -4 (total TBA)

Why Bet on Boston Celtics?

Boston won its ninth game in a row Saturday, 124-113 in Chicago. Playing its fifth game in seven nights, Boston scored nine straight to go up by eight early in the fourth quarter and remained in the lead the rest of the way. It was a six-point game when Luke Kornet scored on a tip-in and Jayson Tatum — who missed Friday’s game at Detroit to rest his ailing right ankle — drove for a layup to make it 117-107 with 3:04 remaining.

The Celtics pulled within two wins of their season-best streak even though Jaylen Brown (sprained right ankle) and Kristaps Porzingis (right hamstring) sat out the game. They are questionable for Monday. Three Celtics scored at least 23 points, as Tatum led the team with 26, and Al Horford and Sam Hauser each logged 23. Hauser was 7-for-8 from deep.

Over his last four games — two starts, two off the bench — Payton Pritchard has averaged 19 points and 8 assists in a bigger role. Against the Bulls, Pritchard finished with 15 points and a team-high +17 and eight assists.

“It don’t really matter who plays for them,” Chicago’s Coby White said of the Celtics. “They play really well. They stick to their identity. They’ve been having dudes in and out of the line-up for three weeks and they win games.”

In just his fifth start of the season, and on a night during which Boston was missing three of its regular starters, Luke Kornet was excellent across the board. He tied his career high with 13 rebounds and also totaled eight points, four assists and two blocks during nearly 31 minutes of action.

“Unbelievable, his energy. Relentless on the glass. Key offensive rebounds, tap-outs, putbacks. He’s doing everything for us down there,” Horford said.

Bet Boston to Win
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Week 23 Vegas Picks NBA Odds Subject to Change	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
Atlanta	+4	+210	TBA
Boston	-4	-325	TBA
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Why Bet on Atlanta Hawks?

Atlanta currently holds down the final play-in tournament spot in the East and should keep it. The Hawks snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 132-91 blowout win vs. Charlotte.

Garrison Mathews had 20 points. Mathews was one of two players — with Bruno Fernando being the other — who took full advantage of playing extra minutes off the bench. This resulted in Mathews scoring in double digits for the first time this season while also posting a season-best mark in three-pointers made with four.

Fernando set a career high with 25 points and will continue to see good minutes with Onyeka Okongwu (toe) sidelined. He’s not likely back Monday. Also out are Jalen Johnson, Saddiq Bey (done for year) and Kobe Bufkin.

Fernando and Mathews became the first Hawks bench duo in club history to combine for at least 45 points on .750%-or-better shooting from the floor. Bogdan Bogdanovic extended his three-pointer streak to 78 straight games, tied for the 13th-longest such streak in NBA history and the second-longest streak in franchise history.

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