Bulls vs Celtics prediction NBA · Monday, January 5
At a glance
The Boston Celtics (22-12) host the Chicago Bulls (17-18) on Monday, January 5 at 7:30 PM ET at TD Garden in NBA action. Final score: Bulls 101 – Celtics 115. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 82% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Celtics are 10-5 at home and the Bulls are 7-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Celtics and 7-3 for the Bulls (current streaks: Celtics W3, Bulls L1).
The analysis Model
The Celtics start with a clear edge. The model projects Celtics 122 – 111 Bulls, a margin of about 11.4 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (+6.5 vs -2.6 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHIBOS
Top performers
Bulls
Matas BuzelisF · #1426pts / game
Nikola VucevicC · #97assistsNikola VucevicC · #915reboundsCeltics
Anfernee SimonsG · #527pts / game
Derrick WhiteG · #97assists
Neemias QuetaC · #8813reboundsRecent form
CHIBOS
CHI
Team comparison
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-18 | Record | 22-12 |
| 118.1 | Points scored / game | 117.4 |
| 121.2 | Points allowed / game | 109.8 |
| -2.6 | Adjusted margin / game | +6.5 |
| L1 | Current streak | W3 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 7-9 road | Home / road record | 10-5 home |
| 39-43 (-1.6) | Last season | 61-21 (+9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Bulls
Injury report Celtics
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.