The Boston Celtics came into this season with very little in the way of expectations. This is a different team, and one playing without its leader, Jason Tatum. The Celtics are doing it on defense with some young players contributing and carving out roles. Boston is elite defensively this year and ranked #1 in the league. Atlanta does not play good defense and ranks 25th in the league in that department. The Celtics have been an UNDER team this season (29-19), and I've got this one staying south of the total. Bet the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Atlanta Hawks on the -2.5 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Atlanta would win by a score of 113.5 to 112.9, Boston winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public bets were on Atlanta Hawks on the +5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Boston would win by a score of 114.9 to 109.7 with Boston winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Boston Celtics on the -5.5 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Boston would win by a score of 118.8 to 113.2 with Boston winning on the moneyline and on the spread.
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Atlanta at Boston
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Boston Celtics on the -3.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Boston would win by a score of 116.9 to 113.6 with Boston winning on the moneyline, Atlanta winning on the spread.
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Boston at Atlanta
Boston has lost three of five, though the Celtics did get a 119-114 win over Miami on Thursday, overcoming a 19-point first-quarter deficit. The Celtics might not have enough left in the tank as they head to Atlanta again. The Hawks have covered four straight against teams with .600 winning percentages, and they are 4-1 ATS in their past five Saturday games. Boston is just 1-4 ATS in its past five games, and it failed to score more than 96 points in two of them, including losing 98-96 to lowly Indiana. The Hawks have won and covered in four of the past five meetings, though this is the first this season. Atlanta is 6-0 OVER its past six home games following a road trip of at least seven days. The Hawks are #8 in the NBA, scoring 117.9 points per game. Take the Hawks and the OVER.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Atlanta Hawks on the +9.5 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Boston would win by a score of 123.5 to 112.5 with Boston winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Marquette (CBB-658) MONEYLINE + Boston (NBA-554) MONEYLINE
Combine the Golden Eagles (-455) and the Celtics (-530) into a 2-team parlay at -222 odds.
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