Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 4 Prediction, NBA Odds
Despite Atlanta’s win on Friday, the Celtics are seen as -6 favourites on the NBA odds. The total is tabulate at 232.5.
Celtics vs. Hawks NBA Playoffs Betting Odds
Atlanta won Game 3 on Friday, 130-122, to cut Boston’s lead to 2-1. The Celtics are now -2500 on the updated series line and the Hawks +792. On the series handicap, Boston at -2.5 games is -123 and Atlanta at +2.5 is -108.
The over-under for series games is 5.5 with the under a -122 favourite and over -109. That the series finishes in five games is a -127 leader. The favoured exact result is Boston in five at -125.
In the 2022 playoffs, Boston was 3-1 in Game 4s, with the loss at home to Golden State in the Finals. Atlanta had a Game 4 last year and lost at home to Miami.
Boston Celtics
If you had told this writer that Boston would have shot 48.9 per cent from the field in Game 3 in Atlanta, made 21 three-pointers, have 31 assists and 11 steals, I surely would have expected a victory, but the Boston defence went missing in the 130-122 loss. The Hawks shot 56 per cent from the field. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 29 points, while Marcus Smart had a season-high 24 points to go with eight assists and three steals. He took a hard fall at one point and said Saturday that he is feeling some tailbone soreness and is not sure if he’ll play in Game 4. The Celtics are 5-1 ATS in their past six after a loss.
Atlanta Hawks
Trae Young didn’t play very well the first two games, but the All-Star came up big in Game 3 with 32 points, nine assists and six rebounds. He made a driving floater with 45.5 seconds left to give the Hawks a five-point lead only seconds after Boston’s Jayson Tatum missed a potential game-tying three-pointer at the other end.
The Hawks scored on five straight possessions from the 2:22 mark through the end of the game. Atlanta’s bench also stepped up with 44 points after scoring a total of only 50 over the first two games. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Saddiq Bey led the reserves with 15 points apiece. Seven Hawks scored at least 10 points, tied for the club’s most double-figure scorers in a playoff game in franchise history. Atlanta’s 130 points were the team’s most in a playoff game since 1986. The Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their past five.
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