Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds | 29 Jan 2025

Get Under 232.5 as the Value Bet

We’re not sure that the Bulls and the Celtics will reach a certain points threshold. Our prediction is to take the -110 that there are Under 232.5 points.

Celtics Have Won 7 Out of 10 on the H2H

Chicago Bulls won their previous game, beating Denver Nuggets at home. It was a 129-121 win at United Center. Zach LaVine scored 21 points, with Nikola Vucevic getting 20 and Lonzo Ball 18.

Boston Celtics lost their last game, being beaten at home to Houston Rockets 114-112 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown was able to score 28 points, with Jayson Tatum getting 19 and Luke Kornet 18.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw the Celtics claim a 123-98 win over the Bulls at United Center. In the past 10 H2H meetings, the Celtics have won seven.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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3 wins and 7 losses in the past 10 games. The Bulls are averaging 113.3 points, 48.8 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.8 blocks while shooting 45.9% from the field and 79.7% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 115.6 points and 46.3 rebounds per matchup.

Zach LaVine is averaging 26.0 points and 3.2 (45.1%) 3-pointers made. Nikola Vucevic averages 11.1 rebounds and Josh Giddey 6.7 assists.

The Celtics have won 5 and lost 5 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 112.2 points, 45.3 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field and 79.8% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 109.2 points and 46.5 rebounds.

Jayson Tatum is averaging 22.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.8 (30.4%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls lineup: Coby White, Lonzo Ball, Josh Giddey, Nikola Vucevic, Ayo Dosunmu.

Boston Celtics lineup: Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White.

Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Prediction & Betting Tips

There’s every chance that the total won’t be as high as 232.5, so we’re prepared to take the -110 that the pair go under the line in this NBA matchup.

Our NBA picks are always well-researched and it starts with a combination of team news and form guide. Once we have a clear idea of what might happen, we match up the latest data.

Key Bulls vs Celtics stats:

• The 232.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Bulls games.
• The 232.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Bulls games.
• The 232.5 line hasn’t been covered in any of the last 5 Celtics games.
• The 232.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Celtics games.
• The 232.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 Celtics games.
• The 232.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Under 232.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

The best sportsbooks will allow you to shoot for bigger odds on your Under bet. By moving the line and going for a lower Total, there’s the chance to get more juice.

Our Pick

Under 232.5 Points @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Nikola Vucevic Under 21.5 Points -115

Nikola Vucevic (Bulls) has totaled an average of 12.4 points in the past 5 road games. It therefore follows that he might fall short on Player Points and you can get -115 that he doesn’t cover the line.

Latest Nikola Vucevic Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 18.5

-130

Under 18.5

-103

Assists

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

Rebounds

Over 9.5

-105

Under 9.5

-127

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Derrick White Under 3.5 Assists -105

Derrick White (Celtics) hasn't covered the 3.5 assists total in 4 of the past 4 games at home. Taking a stats-based approach means we can back him with confidence to fall short of the line at odds of -105.

Latest Derrick White Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 14.5

-106

Under 14.5

-125

Assists

Over 3.5

-127

Under 3.5

-105

Rebounds

Over 4.5

+132

Under 4.5

-179

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Correct Score Prediction

Bulls 107 - 119 Celtics

For those looking to get more bang for their buck, consider a correct score wager on the Celtics. Backing them to win 119-107 means you can land a potential monster return.

Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Have Celtics as Heavy Favorites

Boston Celtics have short betting odds and they’re overwhelming -833 favorites for this NBA game. This means the sportsbooks give them a 89% chance of winning. At +590, Chicago Bulls are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The current spread is 14 and the total points line is 228. Basketball fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Total wager. Those that want to back Under 228 can find odds of -110 available.

The Celtics are -291 should you want to back the betting favorites in the Race to 20 points. The Bulls can be wagered at +220 to get to the 20-point mark first.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Bulls

+590

Celtics

-833

Point Spread

Bulls +14

-112

Celtics -14

-108

Total Points

Under 228

-110

Over 228

-110

Jayson Tatum Favorite to Score the Most Points

Jayson Tatum is favorite when it comes to getting the most points. You can get -122 that he goes Over 25.5 points and -108 when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 25.5

-122

Under 25.5

-108

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 22.5

-120

Under 22.5

-110

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 19.5

-104

Under 19.5

-128

Nikola Vucevic (Bulls)

Over 18.5

-130

Under 18.5

-103

Coby White (Bulls)

Over 14.5

-114

Under 14.5

-118

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 14.5

-106

Under 14.5

-125

Ayo Dosunmu (Bulls)

Over 13.5

-120

Under 13.5

-110

Josh Giddey (Bulls)

Over 12.5

-123

Under 12.5

-108

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 11.5

-103

Under 11.5

-130

Patrick Williams (Bulls)

Over 9.5

-125

Under 9.5

-106

Lonzo Ball (Bulls)

Over 8.5

-114

Under 8.5

-118

Player Assists

Josh Giddey (Bulls)

Over 6.5

-109

Under 6.5

-122

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 5.5

+112

Under 5.5

-149

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-154

Under 4.5

+116

Ayo Dosunmu (Bulls)

Over 4.5

+130

Under 4.5

-175

Coby White (Bulls)

Over 3.5

-152

Under 3.5

+114

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-127

Under 3.5

-105

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-161

Under 3.5

+120

Lonzo Ball (Bulls)

Over 3.5

-104

Under 3.5

-128

Nikola Vucevic (Bulls)

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

Player Rebounds

Nikola Vucevic (Bulls)

Over 9.5

-105

Under 9.5

-127

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 8.5

-114

Under 8.5

-118

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 7.5

-118

Under 7.5

-114

Josh Giddey (Bulls)

Over 7.5

-137

Under 7.5

+104

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 5.5

-127

Under 5.5

-106

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 4.5

+132

Under 4.5

-179

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-108

Under 4.5

-123

Coby White (Bulls)

Over 3.5

+122

Under 3.5

-159

Ayo Dosunmu (Bulls)

Over 3.5

-112

Under 3.5

-120

Patrick Williams (Bulls)

Over 3.5

-112

Under 3.5

-120

Lonzo Ball (Bulls)

Over 3.5

+130

Under 3.5

-175

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics Confirmed Lineup

0 Jayson Tatum

4 Jrue Holiday

7 Jaylen Brown

8 Kristaps Porzingis

9 Derrick White

Chicago Bulls Confirmed Lineup

0 Coby White

2 Lonzo Ball

3 Josh Giddey

9 Nikola Vucevic

11 Ayo Dosunmu

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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