Bulls vs Celtics prediction NBA · Wednesday, February 11
At a glance
The Boston Celtics (34-19) host the Chicago Bulls (24-30) on Wednesday, February 11 at 7:30 PM ET at TD Garden in NBA action. Final score: Bulls 105 – Celtics 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 81% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Celtics are 17-9 at home and the Bulls are 9-18 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Celtics and 2-8 for the Bulls (current streaks: Celtics L1, Bulls L5).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Celtics dominate this matchup. The model projects Celtics 121 – 110 Bulls, a margin of about 11.1 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+6.1 vs -2.7 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 (108.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHIBOS
Top performers
Bulls
Rob DillinghamG · #716pts / gameRob DillinghamG · #77assists
Matas BuzelisF · #148reboundsCeltics
Payton PritchardG · #1126pts / game
Derrick WhiteG · #99assists
Nikola VucevicC · #911reboundsRecent form
CHIBOS
CHI
Team comparison
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 24-30 | Record | 34-19 |
| 117.1 | Points scored / game | 115.3 |
| 120.3 | Points allowed / game | 108.2 |
| -2.7 | Adjusted margin / game | +6.1 |
| L5 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 9-18 road | Home / road record | 17-9 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.