Celtics vs Bulls Picks and Prediction – 11/30/2024

The Boston Celtics look for their seventh consecutive victory on Friday when visiting the Chicago Bulls. Boston is 15-3 and leads the Atlantic division by five games over the New York Knicks. Boston defeated the LA Clippers 126-94 on Monday night. Jayson Tatum was the leading scorer for Boston with 20 points. Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut for Boston. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Jayson Tatum is leading Boston in scoring, rebounding, and assists with averages of 28.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game. Jaylen Brown is the second leading scorer with an average of 25.0 points and is one of seven players for Boston averaging double figures in scoring. The Celtics are scoring an average of 120.2 points per game.

The Chicago Bulls look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting Boston. Chicago is 8-12 and fourth in the Central Division, 9 ½ games behind the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers. Chicago was defeated by the Orlando Magic 133-119 on Wednesday night. The leading scorer for Chicago was Ayo Dosunmu with 21 points. Chicago committed 18 turnovers to only 13 for Orlando.

Zach LaVine is leading Chicago in scoring with an average of 22.4 points per game while Nikola Vecevic is the second-leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 20.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Giddey is the leader in assists with an average of 6.6 per game. Chicago has five players averaging double figures in scoring.

The Boston Celtics will pick up a victory on the road Friday when visiting the Chicago Bulls, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in five of Boston's last seven, six of Chicago's last nine, and four of the last six overall between Chicago and Boston. Boston is third in the NBA scoring at 120.2 points per game and Chicago is 5th, averaging 118.0 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Boston Celtics win but our best play is OVER 127-117.