Bulls vs Celtics Game Breakdown

Chicago Bulls

Bulls

20W-27L

Chicago Bulls

January 29, 2025

08:30PM EST

Odds: 232.0 o/u

Celtics

32W-15L

Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics

Get ready to rumble at TD Garden tonight as the underdog Chicago Bulls charge into the lion’s den to face the high-flying Boston Celtics in a first-round playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the Celtics looking to bounce back from a narrow defeat and the Bulls riding high after their latest victory, the stage is set for a showdown that could shake up the Eastern conference standings. As the clock ticks down to an 08:30 PM tipoff, all eyes will be on these two titans of the hardwood. So, as the Bulls aim to corral the Celtics, let’s see if they can turn ‘The Garden’ into their own rodeo, or if the Celtics will conduct a symphony of hoops that keeps their championship melody playing strong!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 29, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: TD Garden, Boston

Vegas Odds

CHI ML BOS ML Over/Under Line
Open +650 -1100 232.5 14.5/-14.5
Recent +355 -490 232.0 14.0/-14.0
Difference -295 +610 -0.5

Team Performance

chi Team Logo
LAST 10
3W-7L
AWAY
29W-30L

22.0% Win Probability

46.7% Over
bos Team Logo
LAST 10
5W-5L
HOME
50W-13L

78.0% Win Probability

33.3% Over

Previous Matchups

Date Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Final O/U ATS
12/21/24 Boston Celtics BOS 28 33 32 30 00 123 Under
Chicago Bulls CHI 28 26 23 21 00 98
12/19/24 Chicago Bulls CHI 21 33 28 35 00 117 Under
Boston Celtics BOS 25 32 29 22 00 108
11/29/24 Boston Celtics BOS 39 28 29 42 00 138 Over
Chicago Bulls CHI 30 37 29 33 00 129
03/23/24 Boston Celtics BOS 31 35 29 29 00 124 Over
Chicago Bulls CHI 31 29 32 21 00 113
02/22/24 Boston Celtics BOS 31 28 37 33 00 129 Over
Chicago Bulls CHI 23 39 21 29 00 112
11/28/23 Chicago Bulls CHI 20 30 18 29 00 97 Under
Boston Celtics BOS 31 38 28 27 00 124
01/09/23 Chicago Bulls CHI 25 25 23 26 00 99 Under
Boston Celtics BOS 28 31 25 23 00 107
11/21/22 Boston Celtics BOS 23 27 29 28 00 107 Under
Chicago Bulls CHI 28 35 32 26 00 121
11/04/22 Chicago Bulls CHI 31 26 30 32 00 119 Over
Boston Celtics BOS 26 37 30 30 00 123
10/24/22 Boston Celtics BOS 39 15 25 23 00 102 Under
Chicago Bulls CHI 30 35 35 20 00 120
04/06/22 Boston Celtics BOS 32 35 24 26 00 117 Under
Chicago Bulls CHI 19 32 16 27 00 94
01/15/22 Chicago Bulls CHI 22 27 34 29 00 112 Under
Boston Celtics BOS 32 22 30 30 00 114
11/01/21 Chicago Bulls CHI 34 25 30 39 00 128 Over
Boston Celtics BOS 35 32 36 11 00 114

Bulls Vs Over/Under

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Celtics Vs Over/Under

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Bulls Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
01/27 @ DEN 129-121W 47 35 17 98
01/23 vs GSW 106-131L 42 22 11 87
01/20 vs LAC 112-99W 54 25 10 94
01/19 vs POR 102-113L 36 21 14 81
01/17 @ CHA 123-125L 45 34 13 95
01/15 @ ATL 94-110L 53 23 20 88
01/14 @ NOP 113-119L 57 31 15 102
01/12 @ SAC 119-124L 45 26 7 93
01/10 @ WAS 138-105W 55 39 13 95
01/08 vs IND 113-129L 39 23 18 86

Celtics Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
01/27 @ HOU 112-114L 41 21 14 80
01/23 vs LAL 96-117L 42 23 7 91
01/22 vs LAC 117-113W 32 24 19 90
01/20 vs GSW 125-85W 50 33 9 92
01/18 @ ATL 115-119L 53 23 14 104
01/17 @ ORL 121-94W 41 25 10 80
01/15 vs TOR 97-110L 45 24 9 91
01/12 @ NOP 120-119W 55 23 11 101
01/10 @ SAC 97-114L 43 22 15 84
01/07 vs DEN 118-106W 41 30 11 88

Starting Lineups

Bulls Notable Injuries

  • Zach LaVine (SG/SF): Avg: 22.6pts, 4.9reb, 4.2ast, 34.4 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 7.2
  • Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 7.0pts, 3.3reb, 3.4ast, 20.9 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 4.0
  • Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.6pts, 3.9reb, 1.8ast, 26.8 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 3.1
  • Chris Duarte (SG/SF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.5 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 0.7

Celtics Notable Injuries

  • Drew Peterson (PF): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.8reb, 0.6ast, 9.5 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 1.2
  • Jordan Walsh (SF): Avg: 1.7pts, 1.2reb, 0.3ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 0.7
  • Baylor Scheierman (SG): Avg: 1.1pts, 1.2reb, 0.5ast, 5.7 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 0.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Bulls Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #29 #17 #28 #30 12.2%
PF #27 #26 #29 #26 6.3%
PG #15 #27 #21 #27 5.2%
SF #20 #30 #4 #18 1.4%
SG #8 #25 #15 #14 -2.2%

Celtics Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #3 #2 #9 #1 -22.4%
PF #20 #20 #18 #20 2.6%
PG #21 #30 #6 #15 -0.6%
SF #15 #22 #7 #13 -1.1%
SG #2 #19 #5 #2 -10.6%
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Team Comparison

Team Logo
Points per Game
116.8
115.5
Rebounds per Game
47.2
46.2
Assists per Game
29.4
25.6
Steals per Game
8.0
7.6
Blocks per Game
4.9
6.0
Shots per Game
93.7
91.5
3-Pointers Made per Game
16.1
17.3
2-Pt Percentage per Game
54.1
56.1
3-Pt Percentage per Game
37.3
36.2
Turnovers per Game
13.9
11.4
Fouls per Game
17.7
16.0

Recent Trends

  • Luke Kornet (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.6% to 25.0, 16.6 min average previous 3 games.
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