The Hawks will try to cover the spread at Philips Arena on Friday when they get a visit from the Celtics in basketball action.

The Hawks bring a 37-25 record (34-25-3 ATS) to the battle against the 37-26 Celtics, who are 31-31-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Atlanta go 29-31-2 so far and the Celtics go 28-35.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 12 (Hawks) and the No. 16 (Celtics) teams in the league, according to our current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 96-95 result in favor of the Hawks is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Atlanta's No. 23-rated squad against Boston's No. 30-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Atlanta rates No. 9 in the league with 7.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 22 with 5.5 per outing.

In comparing how the teams stack up statistically, the Celtics own the league's No. 6-rated mark, allowing 94.2 points per game when on the road. Atlanta, on the other hand, rates No. 17 in home scoring.

Last time out for Boston, they were a 102-98 Sportsbook as they battled the Magic at home. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point favorite, while 200 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Orlando was victimized for 29 points and 14 assists by Paul Pierce as the Celtics defeated the Magic 102-98 in NBA action on Wednesday.

Atlanta won its last outing, a 116-84 result against the Pistons on April 18. The Hawks covered in that game as a 9.5-point favorite, while the 200 combined points took the game OVER the total. Atlanta cruised to victory on Wednesday, running Detroit out of the gym and running up a 116-84 score at Philips Arena.


Boston Celtics Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 5-5
After playing Orlando are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Atlanta Hawks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing New York are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

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


Next up:
Boston home to Miami, Tuesday, April 24
Atlanta home to New York, Sunday, April 22