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The Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at TD Banknorth Garden.
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 12-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Bulls allowed just three points in overtime as they came away with a 115-109 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday. The Bulls covered the 3-point spread, and the combined 224 points sailed OVER the posted total of 195.
Andres Nocioni and Ben Gordon each had 22 points to lead the way, while Drew Gooden chipped in with 18 points.
The Celtics rallied in the fourth quarter and came back to earn an 88-85 win over the Hawks on Wednesday. The Celtics could not cover the 4.5-point spread, and the 173 points fell UNDER the posted total of 187.
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett netted a team-high 18 points for the Celtics, and Allen added 16 points in the win.
Current streak:
Team records:
Boston: 24-2 SU, 14-12 ATS Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Utah are 5-5 After playing LA Clippers are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 Boston most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago’s last 9 games when playing Boston Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago Next up:
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