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The Celtics-Hawks spread had Atlanta as a -1.5 favorite for Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs. You can find betting odds on all of the NBA Playoffs games at Bookmaker.eu here. Qualified customers receive up to $2500 in FREE CASH when opening an online betting account.
Boston leads this series 3-1 and Game 5 could lead to an elimination of the Hawks. Boston has defeated Atlanta in 7 of 11 Playoffs games of all time.
The Hawks know what they're up against, facing an experienced team with a trio of aging stars who clearly have something to prove.
"They've got guys who've been in wars, who've been in the trenches, who've been in these type of situations more than we have," Atlanta coach Larry Drew said. "When you look at their history over the last few years with Paul and KJ and Ray, and now with the way Rondo has been playing, they've always been a dangerous team to me."
Historical stats do bode somewhat well for Atlanta in this home game.
Hawks are 6-1 Against The Spread in their last 7 games following a Straight Up loss.
Hawks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.
Hawks are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
Hawks are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 games as a favorite.
Celtics are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 playoff games as an underdog but are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a road underdog of 0.5-4.5.
Celtics are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a SU win of more than 10 points.
Celtics are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 vs. NBA Southeast.
Celtics are 15-6-2 ATS in their last 23 games overall.
The home team has won 7 of the last 10 in this series. That said, Atlanta has alternated wins and losses at home against the Celtics over the course of their last 10 games.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
