The'Chicago Bulls (5-4) visit the Boston Celtics (4-3) in a battle of Eastern Conference powerhouses Friday. Tip-off from TD Garden is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bulls vs. Celtics odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Bulls come into this one on a 2-game win streak following a big 106-88 win vs. the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday, covering as 6.5-point favorites. The Bulls saw little production from their stars G Zach Lavine and G'DeMar DeRozan. Lavine scored 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting and DeRozan had 9 points on 2-of-11 shooting.
The Celtics have lost 3 of their last 4 games following a tough 114-113 OT loss vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday. Those 3 losses include 2 OT defeats to the Cavaliers and one loss to the Bulls. The Celtics were carried by their stars Wednesday. G Jaylen Brown finished with 30 points on 10-of-26 shooting and F Jayson Tatum finished 26 points on 8-of-21 shooting.
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