Boston at Atlanta

While thus far this has been a home team series, with each team winning and covering all games at home, we look for things to turn here. The Pistons gained control of their series with their game five win, and rode their momentum to a game six blowout win over the Sixers. We look for the same to happen here. With five games under their belts, the Celtics, a much much better team than Atlanta, should have the Hawks figured out. No more surprises. Just the true nature of the teams coming to the forefront. The Celtics were caught off-guard in the two games in Atlanta by Joe Johnson and too a lesser extent, Josh Smith. A better Hawks team didn't beat Boston in those two games - two guys who put together amazing efforts did. The Celtics made a concerted effort to undermine these guys in game five and were successful. They will again challenge the rest of the Hawks team to beat them and they will not be able to come through. Boston has covered the spread in 20 of their last 26 vs. losing teams and they are 14-2 ATS this season off a home blowout win by 20+ points. We look for a convincing Celtics win here.