Celtics-Hawks Who Will Cover?

The fans at Philips Arena will be treated to a game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks when they take their seats on Friday.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Celtics dominated with a convincing 110-85 victory over the Hawks on Wednesday for a 3-2 series lead. The Celtics covered the 14.5-point spread, and the 195 points made it OVER the posted total of 187.

Kevin Garnett led the way with 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Paul Pierce had a team-high 22 points in the win.

Al Horford had 14 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 Friday are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

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

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

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