Celtics-Hawks Pointers

The Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Philips Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 9½-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Hawks got back in their first-round playoff series with a 102-93 win over the Celtics on Saturday and now trail the best-of-seven series 2-1. The Hawks won the game as 8.5-point underdogs, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 188.

Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks, tossing in 27 points with nine rebounds and six assists in the win.

Kevin Garnett scored a game-high 32 points with 10 rebounds for a double-double in the loss.

Team records:
Boston: 66-16 SU, 52-28-2 ATS
Atlanta: 37-45 SU, 38-44 ATS

Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Atlanta is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home

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