T.M. Selection: Atlanta Hawks.

I like the Atlanta Hawks to cover the spread against the Boston Celtics in this game on Sunday. The Hawks have lost 3/4 games in their previous 4 and they just lost in their most recent game to the Spurs by 15 points and that was on their home court. I think they are going to be looking to bounce back in a big way after that embarrassing loss on their home court to 1 of the worst teams in the West. The Hawks are in 10th in the East and I think they are going to start turning on the jets now. They have a few teams right on their tail for that final play in spot and after making the playoffs last year, anything short of another trip to the postseason would be a failure of a season for them. The Celtics have won 7 games in a row but the last team that they lost a game too was the Hawks. They haven't had any success against the Hawks lately and they are 0-2 against them this year. The Celtics have started to fade a bit with their play lately, they were winning a lot of their games by impressive margins but they just won their most recent game on their home court by 6 points and against the Nuggets who haven't looked that dominant in their games lately. I think this big run for the Celtics is coming to an end soon and I think the Hawks are the perfect team to try and end it since the Celtics haven't been able to beat them yet this year. I think the Hawks are going to snap out of their funk here and even if they don't pull of an upset here, they will keep the game close. I like the Hawks to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 109-106 Hawks.