Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics Game 5 odds, picks and predictions

The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks meet Tuesday for Game 5 of their 1st-round playoff matchup with Boston up 3-1. Tip-off from TD Garden is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Hawks vs. Celtics odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Atlanta was able to make some noise with their Game 3 win, but all hopes of them tying the series ended with their 1st-half play in Game 4, being outscored 65-53 en route to a 129-121 loss as 7.5-point underdogs.

The stars for both teams showed out in Game 4, with F Jayson Tatum and G Jaylen Brown combining for 62 points for the Celtics and G Trae Young filling up the stat sheet with 35 points and 15 assists.

Atlanta heads back to a hostile arena in Boston to face the Celtics without star G Dejounte Murray, who is serving a 1-game suspension