Celtics vs. Bulls betting: NBA preview for January 29

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The Chicago Bulls (20-27) are heavy, 14.5-point underdogs against the Boston Celtics (32-15) at TD Garden on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The game starts at 7:30 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and CHSN. The matchup has an over/under set at 230 points.

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Celtics Cover -14.5 vs Bulls -109

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Celtics vs. Bulls betting lines

  • Celtics odds to win: -1010
  • Bulls odds to win: +660
  • Spread: Celtics (-14.5)
  • Total: 230
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Celtics Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Boston has covered the spread eight times at home and is 15-9 in home contests.
  • Boston has a 2-4 record ATS in home games this year as 14.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Celtics have gone over a set point total in a home game 14 times this year.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Boston to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 227.0 points per contest this season.

Celtics Recent Trends

  • The Celtics have covered the spread three times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Celtics’ last 10 games saw five hit the over.
  • The Celtics’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 224.3 points scored. That’s 5.7 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Celtics have scored 5.0 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Celtics Betting Records

  • The Celtics have a 32-13 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 71.1% of those games).
  • Boston has a record of 7-3 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1010 or shorter (winning 70%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 91.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (19th in NBA) 45.2 (sixth) 45.0 (10th) 44.5 (18th) 25.4 (16th) 11.4 (second)

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Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Bulls have a 10-11-1 record against the spread on the road and are 11-11 in road contests.
  • The Bulls have hit the over in 11 of their 22 road games this year with a set over/under (50%).
  • This season on the road the Bulls and their opponents have averaged a total of 235.4 points per contest, 5.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls have a 3-7 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The Bulls and their opponents have hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Bulls games averaged 7.0 more points (237.0) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Bulls’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 113.3, 3.4 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • Chicago has entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 14, or 42.4%, of those games.
  • The Bulls have played as an underdog of +660 or more once this season and won that game.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Bulls based on the moneyline is 13.2%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (14th in NBA) 47.1 (20th) 45.8 (fourth) 46.8 (29th) 29.0 (third) 14.4 (20th)
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