Free Pick: Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks o187.0 (-110)
Sat April 26 ‘08 8:00p - Click Here for Current Betting Odds
The first two games of this series between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks went easily Under, but we see a somewhat higher scoring affair in Atlanta tonight.

Now the Celtics defense has been great this season regardless of the venue, but they are allowing a few points more on the road than they are at home, permitting 92.7 points per game when travelling. Add in the 100.7 points the Celts are averaging offensively in those games, and Boston road contests average a combined 193.4 points, more than six points over this posted total.

Now this is the first Hawks home playoff game in nine years, so emotions will be high here. This could lead them to play a tad over their heads in the early going. Also, the Hawks were much better at home offensively this season in any event, averaging an impressive 101.8 points per game in their own building.

Now granted, most of those games were not vs. defenses of this caliber, but the Over has still gone 9-4 in the last 13 meetings between these teams in Atlanta. Throw in the fact that the Celtics could afford to let up a bit here and conserve some energy for the tougher rounds ahead, and this game could easily get into the 190s.

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