The Boston Celtics welcome the Atlanta Hawks to the TD Garden tonight as they both search for their fourth win in the last five games.<\/p>\n
However, CJ McCollum has been cooking as of late, and my Hawks vs Celtics predictions are eyeing him to keep it rolling.<\/p>\n
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Read more in my NBA picks<\/a> for Wednesday, January 28.<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics prediction<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics best bet: CJ McCollum Over 17.5 points (-105)<\/p>\n CJ McCollum<\/a> was the main piece that came to the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in the Trae Young trade, and so far, he\u2019s been as advertised. The veteran has cashed the Over in points in four of seven contests since the blockbuster deal.<\/p>\n McCollum had 21 points last Friday against the Suns, and he also dropped another 23 as the Hawks beat the Pacers on Monday. He\u2019s actually struggled against the Boston Celtics<\/a> this season, with only 12 PPG across three meetings.<\/p>\n Still, McCollum is playing well in his new surroundings, averaging 18 PPG since the trade, and clearing tonight’s total in four of his eight games with Atlanta.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n He\u2019s also hit the Over in points in two of his previous three contests on the road.<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics same-game parlay<\/p>\n Without Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown<\/a> has turned on superstar mode, averaging a career-best 29.5 PPG, which ranks fourth in the Association.<\/p>\n The veteran has cashed the Over in four of his previous six outings, and during that span, he actually balled out for 41 points against, you guessed it, the Hawks.<\/p>\n Payton Pritchard<\/a> is a respectable 3-point shooter, averaging 2.6 makes on 7.4 attempts for a 34% clip. He\u2019s drained Over 2.5 triples in two of his last three, and the Oregon product averages 2.5 made treys at home.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics SGP<\/p>\n CJ McCollum Over 17.5 points<\/p>\n Jaylen Brown Over 29.5 points<\/p>\n Payton Pritchard Over 2.5 made threes<\/p>\n Our “from downtown” SGP: Nickeil and Dime<\/p>\n Nickeil Alexander-Walker<\/a> is averaging exactly 3.5 dimes, and he\u2019s cashed the Over in four of his last six.<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics SGP<\/p>\n CJ McCollum Over 17.5 points<\/p>\n Jaylen Brown Over 29.5 points<\/p>\n Payton Pritchard Over 2.5 made threes<\/p>\n Nickeil Alexander-Walker Over 3.5 assists<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics odds<\/p>\n Spread: Hawks +6.5 (-110) | Celtics -6.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Moneyline: Hawks +200 | Celtics -245<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 230.5 (-110) | Under 230.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics betting trend to know<\/p>\n The Atlanta Hawks have covered the Spread in 28 of their last 45 away games (+9.30 Units \/ 19% ROI). Find more\u00a0NBA betting trends<\/a> for Hawks vs. Celtics.<\/p>\n How to watch Hawks vs Celtics<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n TD Garden, Boston, MA<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Wednesday, January 28, 2026<\/p>\n Tip-off<\/p>\n 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n FDSN-Atlanta, NBCS-Boston<\/p>\n Hawks vs Celtics latest injuries<\/p>\n Not intended for use in MA. Advertisement<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Celtics welcome the Atlanta Hawks to the TD Garden tonight as they both search for their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[208,7,75,7046,77021,78,77,6,379,114,405,604,494],"class_list":{"0":"post-566348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-atlanta-hawks","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-boston-celtics","11":"tag-cj-mccollum","12":"tag-hawks-vs-celtics","13":"tag-jaylen-brown","14":"tag-jayson-tatum","15":"tag-nba","16":"tag-nickeil-alexander-walker","17":"tag-pacers","18":"tag-payton-pritchard","19":"tag-suns","20":"tag-trae-young"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115973102430492848","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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