The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks meet Tuesday for Game 5 of their 1st-round playoff matchup with Boston up 3-1. Tip-off from TD Garden is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Hawks vs. Celtics odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Atlanta was able to make some noise with their Game 3 win, but all hopes of them tying the series ended with their 1st-half play in Game 4, being outscored 65-53 en route to a 129-121 loss as 7.5-point underdogs.
The stars for both teams showed out in Game 4, with F Jayson Tatum and G Jaylen Brown combining for 62 points for the Celtics and G Trae Young filling up the stat sheet with 35 points and 15 assists.
Atlanta heads back to a hostile arena in Boston to face the Celtics without star G Dejounte Murray, who is serving a 1-game suspension
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Hawks at Celtics odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:11 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Hawks +625 (bet $100 to win $625) | Celtics -1000 (bet $1000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Hawks +13.5 (-115) | Celtics -13.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 229.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Hawks at Celtics key injuries
Hawks
- G Dejounte Murray (suspension) out
Celtics
- F Danilo Gallinari (knee) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Hawks at Celtics picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 125, Hawks 110
Moneyline
AVOID.
Boston should be able to pick up the win and get out of this series in only 5 games, especially with Atlanta missing Murray. But this line is far too rich and the risk is not worth the reward here.
Against the spread
BET CELTICS -13.5 (-105).
The Celtics are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and are also 8-1 ATS in their last 9 after allowing 100+ points in their previous game. The Hawks are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 when playing a team with a straight up winning record. The Hawks are also 0-6 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Boston and 1-8 ATS in the last 9 meetings overall.
Over/Under
BET OVER 229.5 (-110).
The Over is 5-0 in the Celtics’ last 5 when playing on 1 day of rest. For Atlanta the Over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 playing on 1 day of rest and 6-1-1 in their last 8 when their opponent allowed 100+ points in their previous game.
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