Hawks vs Celtics odds, predictions, expert picks, stats and recent trends for January 18

It’s Saturday, January 18, and the Atlanta Hawks (21-19) and the Boston Celtics (29-12) are set to square off at the TD Garden in Boston.

Boston defeated the Magic last night in Orlando 121-94 behind 30 points from Jayson Tatum. The Hawks beat Chicago on Wednesday night, 110-94. Keaton Wallace scored 27 in the win.

The Hawks are currently 10-11 on the road with a -2 point differential, while the Celtics are 5-5 in their last ten home games.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.

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Game details and how to watch Hawks vs Celtics live today

• Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM EST
• Venue: TD Garden
• City: Boston, MA

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Game odds for Hawks vs Celtics

The latest odds from Saturday:

• Odds: Hawks (+420), Celtics (-565)
• Spread: Celtics -11
• Over/Under: 234 points

That gives the Hawks an implied team point total of 115.94 and the Celtics 121.67.
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Expert picks and predictions for Saturday’s game between the Hawks and the Celtics

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Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) likes Holiday scoring tonight: Jrue Holiday OVER 10.5 points (-110)
“Holiday is not a prolific goalscorer in this team. It’s not your role. However, he has the best defensive game against a team that gives up a ton of points to guards. Pritchard looks good too.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread, and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Hawks & Celtics game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends betting on Boston Celtics on Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an ATS game on the Atlanta Hawks at +11.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an UNDER play with the game total of 234.

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Important stats, trends and knowledge to know ahead of the Hawks and Celtics on Saturday

• The Celtics have won 4 of their last 5 games against Southeast Division teams
• The UNDER is 18-13 in Celtics matchups against Eastern Conference teams this season
• The Hawks have covered the spread in 4 of their last 5 and 8 of their last 10 against Eastern Conference teams

If you’re looking for more trends and key stats on the spread, moneyline and total for each game on today’s schedule, check out our NBA’s top trending tool on NBC Sports!

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