The Celtics won all 3 of their NBA regular-season meetings against Atlanta, but that doesn't mean the Hawks will come into TD Garden today with their guard down. You can watch Game 1 of this series on ESPN from 3.30 pm ET and I've prepared a Same Game Parlay for the matchup which you can find below.
We also have picks on the side and total for Saturday's 4-game slate in our NBA predictions, so be sure to check those out. Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
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Trae Young to record 10+ assists (+150)
I've highlighted the Trae Young vs Derrick White matchup as one to keep an eye on in this series. Young has put up really solid numbers in recent games against the Celtics regardless of who was on him. He's averaging 27 points and 9 assists per game in the last 2 seasons against them. In 6 meetings during that stretch he's finished with double-digit assists in half of the games, so we're getting really solid odds for a bet that basically lands 50% of the time. Young didn't have the best of series in last year's playoffs, putting up pedestrian numbers in 5 games against the Heat, and after seeing him get redemption on Miami in the play-in game, it is now time for him to step up his game in the postseason as well. The Celtics are one of the better teams at stopping the opposing team's ball movement, but if the Hawks stick to their game plan of pushing the pace I have no reason to fear Young can dish out 10 assists.