Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics odds, picks and predictions

Ryan Dodson | Staff Writer

The Chicago Bulls (5-13) take on the Boston Celtics (13-4) Tuesday in the In-Season Tournament with tip-off from TD Garden set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Bulls vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Tied 2-2 last year

The Bulls are coming off a 118-109 loss to the Brooklyn Nets Sunday and failed to cover as 3-point dogs. F DeMar DeRozan had 27, and G Zach LaVine had 20 on 8-for-18 shooting. They've lost 4 in a row and 7 of 8 and have the daunting task of taking on the Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks this week.

After a dominant start, the Celtics have alternated wins and losses over the last 4 games. Those losses were stunners, coming by the Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic, but they beat playoff teams in the Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. They took down the Hawks 113-103 Sunday as F Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 9 boards.

Bulls at Celtics odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:25 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Bulls +600 (bet $100 to win $600) | Celtics -900 (bet $900 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Bulls +13.5 (-115) | Celtics -13.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 218.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Bulls at Celtics key injuries

Bulls

G Alex Caruso (toe) questionable
G Zach LaVine (foot) questionable

Celtics

G Jrue Holiday (ankle) questionable
C Kristaps Porzingis (calf) out
G Derrick White (illness) probable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!

Bulls at Celtics picks and predictions

Prediction

Celtics 113, Bulls 103

Moneyline

I specifically mentioned the lesser teams the Celtics have lost to recently for this scenario. You can't risk 9 times your return on a ML even if you don't think there's a chance it falls through. In the long run, it will.

I look for this to be a F Jaylen Brown game. Chicago is going to key in on Tatum. And I love JAYSON TATUM OVER 4.5 ASSISTS (+115) in this one. In the 4 meetings with Chicago last year, he had 5, 6, 7 and 7 assists.

Against the spread

The Bulls covered all 4 games against Boston last year, and the Celtics are without Porzingis and possibly Holiday.

Take the BULLS +13.5 (-115).

Over/Under

Dangerous total here, but let's dive into it. The Bulls are 9-9 O/U, and the Celtics, for as dominant as they have been, are just 6-10-1 O/U. Three of the 4 meetings last year went Under, but this total is much smaller. The Bulls are 30th in pace, which assists their 7th-rated field-goals made defensive stat.

LEAN UNDER 218.5 (-110), but go easy because we're teetering the line with this one.

For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.

Follow Ryan Dodson on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook.

Access more NBA coverage:

Facebook Twitter Email