Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks: High-Stakes Battle in NBA

The Boston Celtics (57-15, first in the Eastern Conference) and Atlanta Hawks (33-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference) will face off against each other on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. EDT at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE has the Celtics favored by 16 points with an over/under of 227.5.

Atlanta will be looking to extend their three-game win streak with a victory over Boston. The Hawks have a 19-26 record in Eastern Conference games and are 17-26 against opponents with a winning record. Meanwhile, the Celtics have a dominant 38-8 record against Eastern Conference opponents and boast the second-highest scoring average in the league at 121.1 points per game.

Despite the Celtics’ offensive prowess, the Hawks average 119.2 points per game, which is just 9.6 more than what Boston allows per game. However, Boston is known for their excellent three-point shooting, making an average of 16.6 threes per game compared to the Hawks’ average of only 14 threes given up per game.

This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, with Boston winning each of the previous three matchups against Atlanta by no more than two points each time. In their last matchup on March 25, De’Andre Hunter led Atlanta with an impressive performance of his own by scoring a career-high of 35 points in a losing effort to Jayson Tatum’s team victory at TD Garden on March 25th with final score of 120 – 118 .

Key players to watch in this game include Dejounte Murray for