Celtics vs Bulls prediction NBA · Saturday, January 24
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (22-22) host the Boston Celtics (28-16) on Saturday, January 24 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 111 – Bulls 114. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 62% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Bulls are 14-9 at home and the Celtics are 15-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Bulls and 6-4 for the Celtics (current streaks: Bulls W3, Celtics W2).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Bulls 113 – 117 Celtics, a margin of about 3.9 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Celtics played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The overall strength gap (-1.6 vs +6.2 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 (109.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSCHI
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #733pts / game
Derrick WhiteG · #97assistsJaylen BrownG · #78reboundsBulls
Coby WhiteG · #322pts / game
Josh GiddeyG · #310assists
Jalen SmithF · #259reboundsRecent form
BOSCHI
CHI
Team comparison
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 28-16 | Record | 22-22 |
| 116.9 | Points scored / game | 117.9 |
| 109.6 | Points allowed / game | 119.8 |
| +6.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.6 |
| W2 | Current streak | W3 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 15-9 road | Home / road record | 14-9 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.