{"id":30724,"date":"2010-12-16T07:23:18","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T15:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=30724"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:30:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:30:26","slug":"thursday-atlanta-falcons-vs-boston-celtics-picks-odds-161210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/thursday-atlanta-falcons-vs-boston-celtics-picks-odds-161210\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks vs. Celtics Free NBA Pick | Preview (Dec. 16th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NBA Betting \u2013 Thursday Picks &#8211; Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics<\/h2>\n<p>Before\u00a0<a href=\"\/nba\"><strong>nba betting<\/strong><\/a> fans turn their attention to more sports betting events this weekend, we have the NBA doubleheader on Thursday night. It\u2019s time for our weekly hoops picks for NBA gambling action. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NBA WEEKLY GAMBLING PICKS!! \u2014&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Team records:<\/strong><br \/>\nAtlanta: 16-10 SU, 11-15 ATS<br \/>\nBoston: 20-4 SU, 13-10-1 ATS<\/p>\n<p><strong>HAWKS vs. CELTICS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"ATL vs. BOS\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/nba-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NBA\/matchups\/g5_summary_4.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> Go Inside This Matchup With Our NBA ATS Stats &#8212;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> Thursday 8 ET<br \/>\n<strong>Venue<\/strong>: TD Garden, Boston<br \/>\n<strong>Spread<\/strong>: Celtics -5.5<br \/>\n<strong>Over\/Under<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p>Four solid teams on the TNT doubleheader tonight. A look at each team as the NBA season reaches the quarter pole:<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA (16-10)<\/strong> \u2013 After a blazing start built on the back of weak opponents in late October\/early November, the Hawks have settled in to just about where everyone slotted them \u2013 in third place in the Southeast Division, behind Miami and Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>There won\u2019t be much suspense in the division, as the Hawks have too much talent to drop behind either Charlotte or Washington and not enough to catch the Magic or Heat.<\/p>\n<p>So what you see is what you get for the next four months until the Hawks snag the No. 6 or 7 playoff seed. Larry Drew promised a more team-oriented offense, but the Hawks often revert to one-on-one isolations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOSTON (20-4)<\/strong> \u2013 The bad news is that Boston has suffered a rash of injuries. The good news is that the Big Three (Garnett\/Pierce\/Allen) aren\u2019t among the players banged up. The rest of the season will be a glorified exhibition season for Boston as coach Doc Rivers tries to keep his team fresh for the playoffs.   <!-- Affiliate Code Do NOT Modify--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.commissionaccount.com\/processing\/impressions.asp?btag=a_3953b_41\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Online Sports Betting at Sportsbook\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><!-- End affiliate Code--><\/p>\n<p>Rajon Rondo has aches and pains everywhere on his body, and Shaquille O\u2019Neal may or may not be hurt but still gets regular time off from practice and games. The Celtics have a lot of depth, and need it. Glen Davis and Nate Robinson give them tremendous energy off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget that they get Kendrick Perkins back sometime around the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TNT NBA Gambling Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta&#8217;s last 6 games on the road<br \/>\nAtlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston<br \/>\nAtlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta&#8217;s last 7 games<br \/>\nBoston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games<br \/>\nBoston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home<br \/>\nBoston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston&#8217;s last 10 games at home<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best bets<\/strong>: Boston has lost only four games this season, but much of the damage has been done in the rear end of back-to-back games.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics are 3-2 straight up in the second game when they have played on consecutive nights, and ATS the record is 2-3.<\/p>\n<p>So be careful of a big play on Boston, especially considering that Rondo, Garnett, Piece and Allen played a combined 152 minutes in an emotional game in New York Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs are in the same boat, hitting the road after a grinder at home against Milwaukee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Liking Atlanta (small) and Denver (bigger) on separate plays.<\/p>\n<h4>Get Your Free $10 Bet Today at Sportsbook.com<\/h4>\n<p>Visit the Bet Menu at half-time to place your bet. Everybody Gets a $10.00 Free Bet today.<\/p>\n<h3>CLICK HERE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT SPORTSBOOK.COM AND BET $50 ON THE HALF TIME LINE FOR THE SATURDAY NBA MATCHUPS!!!!!!<\/h3>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our experts weigh in with this week\u2019s best Thursday night hoops NBA picks for gambling on all the action&#8230;tonight on the hardwood we get the Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":30471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[41062,22392,4045,5595,22389,22390,4598,41060,41061,22391,8665,20992,20991,9273,9921,22581,37632,37631],"class_list":["post-30724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-atlanta-boston-picks","tag-atlanta-hawks-vs-boston-celtics","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-free-nba-predictions","tag-hawks-celtics-odds","tag-hawks-celtics-picks","tag-hawks-vs-celtics","tag-hawks-vs-celtics-lines","tag-hawks-vs-celtics-odds","tag-hawks-vs-celtics-predictions","tag-nba-on-tnt","tag-nba-parlay-betting","tag-nba-parlay-picks","tag-nba-selections","tag-online-nba-predictions","tag-thursday-nba-picks","tag-thursday-night-nba-betting","tag-tnt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107199,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30724\/revisions\/107199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}