The Boston Celtics (38-12) are big favorites (12 points) over the Atlanta Hawks (22-28) on February 7, 2024 at TD Garden. It’s a contest featuring one of the strongest teams in the league defensively against one of the top offensive teams. The Celtics are fifth in points conceded per game (110.7), and Atlanta is third in points scored (121.6). The over/under for the matchup is set at 244.5.
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Spread: Celtics (-12) to Cover
- The DraftKings line for this game has the Celtics favored by 12, while the model predicts they’ll win by considerably more (15.8 points). Put your money on the Celtics.
- Boston has a 24-24-2 record against the spread this season.
- The Celtics have covered the spread eight times this season (8-4 ATS) when playing as at least 12-point favorites.
- Atlanta’s ATS record is 14-36-0 this season.
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Total: Under 244.5
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 6.2 points highter than the model projection.
- In 12 games this season, Boston and its opponent have combined for more than 244.5 points.
- Atlanta’s games have finished with over 244.5 points scored 23 times this year.
- A total of 25 out of the Celtics’ 50 games this season have gone over the point total.
- The Hawks and their opponents have combined to hit the over 28 out of 50 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Celtics (-675)
- Prediction: Celtics 127, Hawks 111
- Boston has been the favorite in 48 games this season and won 37 (77.1%) of those contests.
- Atlanta has won in seven, or 29.2%, of the 24 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Jaylen Brown Points Prop: Over 21.5
- Jaylen Brown puts up 22.3 points, 3.7 assists and 5.4 boards per contest.
- Brown’s 22.3 points per game are 0.8 higher than Wednesday’s prop total.
- Brown has hit the points prop over at a 23-for-50 clip this season.
- The Hawks are the third-best team in the NBA in points scored (121.6 per game) but second-worst in points conceded (123.9).
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Trae Young Points Prop: Under 24.5
- Trae Young is averaging 27.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game. He’s also draining 43.5% of his shots from the floor and 38.4% from beyond the arc, with 3.4 triples per game (third in NBA).
- The 24.5-point over/under set for Young on Wednesday is 2.8 lower than his season scoring average of 27.3.
- Young has had a points prop in 49 games this season, and has hit the over 22 times.
- Things are clicking for the Celtics, who are scoring 120.3 points per game (fifth-best in NBA) and surrendering 110.7 points per contest (fifth-best).
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