Who’s Playing

Atlanta @ Boston

Current Records: Atlanta 26-29; Boston 32-25

What to Know

After a two-game homestand, the Atlanta Hawks will be on the road. They will square off against the Boston Celtics at 2 p.m. ET Sunday at TD Garden. Coming off of a loss in a game they were expected to win, the Hawks nows face the more daunting task of proving themselves against unfavorable odds.

This past Friday, Atlanta lost to the San Antonio Spurs at home by a decisive 136-121 margin. One thing holding Atlanta back was the mediocre play of small forward De’Andre Hunter, who did not have his best game: he finished with ten points on 5-for-11 shooting in his 26 minutes on the court.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn’t a dominant performance, Boston beat the Denver Nuggets 108-102 this past Friday. Boston got their win on the backs of several key players, and it was small forward Jayson Tatum out in front picking up 24 points and five assists in addition to six rebounds.

Atlanta is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Houston Rockets Dec. 13 easily too and instead slipped up with a 132-126. In other words, don’t count the Celtics out just yet.

How To Watch

• When: Sunday at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: TD Garden — Boston, Massachusetts
• TV: ABC
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $26.50

Odds

The Celtics are a big 7.5-point favorite against the Hawks, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Celtics, as the game opened with the Celtics as a 6-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Boston have won 15 out of their last 29 games against Atlanta.

• Jan 28, 2022 – Atlanta 108 vs. Boston 92
• Nov 17, 2021 – Atlanta 110 vs. Boston 99
• Feb 24, 2021 – Atlanta 127 vs. Boston 112
• Feb 19, 2021 – Boston 121 vs. Atlanta 109
• Feb 17, 2021 – Atlanta 122 vs. Boston 114
• Feb 07, 2020 – Boston 112 vs. Atlanta 107
• Feb 03, 2020 – Boston 123 vs. Atlanta 115
• Jan 03, 2020 – Boston 109 vs. Atlanta 106
• Mar 16, 2019 – Boston 129 vs. Atlanta 120
• Jan 19, 2019 – Boston 113 vs. Atlanta 105
• Dec 14, 2018 – Boston 129 vs. Atlanta 108
• Nov 23, 2018 – Boston 114 vs. Atlanta 96
• Apr 08, 2018 – Atlanta 112 vs. Boston 106
• Feb 02, 2018 – Boston 119 vs. Atlanta 110
• Nov 18, 2017 – Boston 110 vs. Atlanta 99
• Nov 06, 2017 – Boston 110 vs. Atlanta 107
• Apr 06, 2017 – Atlanta 123 vs. Boston 116
• Feb 27, 2017 – Atlanta 114 vs. Boston 98
• Jan 13, 2017 – Boston 103 vs. Atlanta 101
• Apr 28, 2016 – Atlanta 104 vs. Boston 92
• Apr 26, 2016 – Atlanta 110 vs. Boston 83
• Apr 24, 2016 – Boston 104 vs. Atlanta 95
• Apr 22, 2016 – Boston 111 vs. Atlanta 103
• Apr 19, 2016 – Atlanta 89 vs. Boston 72
• Apr 16, 2016 – Atlanta 102 vs. Boston 101
• Apr 09, 2016 – Atlanta 118 vs. Boston 107
• Dec 18, 2015 – Atlanta 109 vs. Boston 101
• Nov 24, 2015 – Atlanta 121 vs. Boston 97
• Nov 13, 2015 – Boston 106 vs. Atlanta 93

Injury Report for Boston

• Daniel Theis: Game-Time Decision (Not Injury Related)

Injury Report for Atlanta

• John Collins: Out (Foot)