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Atlanta Hawks (16-10) @ Boston Celtics (19-4)

Date: Thursday December 16th, 2010

Time: 8:00 pm EST

Point Spread: Coming Soon at Betus

Over/Under Line: TBA

Preview: The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics will get together Thursday night at the TD Garden. The Hawks come in with a 16-9 record; third place in the Southeast Division. The Hawks are led in scoring by Joe Johnson and his 17.1 points per game. Atlanta as a team is scoring 98.1, for 18th in the NBA. Al Horford has been the big man in charge of the paint for Atlanta. Horford is grabbing nearly 10 rebounds per game for the Hawks. Atlanta is coming off a blow-out loss Tuesday night in Detroit.

The Celtics come into Wednesday night’s game at the Madison Square Garden against the Knicks with a 10 game winning streak. Boston is coming off a 31 point win over the Bobcats on Saturday night. The Celtics are 12th in scoring, averaging over 100 points per game, while the defense is best in the NBA, giving up just 91 points per game. The Celtics are four games up on the Knicks in the Atlantic Division.

My NBA Betting Picks: In a very good game, the Celtics will win this one at home. The Celtics win 99-94.