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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Hawks vs Celtics NBA Handicapping


 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The fans at TD Garden will be treated to a game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics when they take their seats on Thursday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 7-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total is sitting at 187.

The Hawks were a 103-80 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Pistons. They failed to cover the 4?point spread as favorites, while the total score (183) made winners of UNDER bettors.

The Celtics were a 118-116 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Knicks. They failed to cover the 4?point spread as favorites, while the total score (234) made winners of OVER bettors.

Current streak:
Boston has won 11 straight games.

Team records:
Atlanta: 16-10 SU, 11-15 ATS
Boston: 20-4 SU, 13-10-1 ATS

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Charlotte are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

Boston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Indiana are 7-3
After playing New York are 7-3
After a win are 10-0

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games at home

Next up:
Atlanta home to Charlotte, Friday, December 17
Boston home to Indiana, Sunday, December 19