Celtics vs Bulls Picks and Prediction – 12/22/2024

The Boston Celtics will complete a home-and-home on Saturday when visiting the Chicago Bulls after playing the Chicago Bulls earlier in the week at home. Boston is 21-6 and first in the Atlantic division, four games ahead of the New York Knicks. Boston lost to the Bulls 117-108 on Thursday night, snapping a two-game winning straight for the Celtics. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our NBA picks.

Jayson Tatum is leading Boston in scoring, rebounding, and assists with averages of 28.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. Jalen Brown is the second-leading scorer with an average of 23.8 points per game and is one of six players for Boston averaging double figures in scoring. Boston is scoring an average of 119.9 points per game.

The Chicago Bulls look for their fourth consecutive victory on Saturday when hosting the Boston Celtics. Chicago is 13-15 and fourth in the Central division, 10 ½ games behind the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers. In Chicago’s victory over Boston on Thursday, Zach LaVine was the leading scorer with 36 points. The Bulls have won five of the last seven.

Zach LaVine is leading Chicago in scoring with an average of 22.3 points per game, while Nikola Vecevic is second in scoring and the leading rebounder with averages of 20.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Josh Giddey is the leader in assists, averaging 6.9 per game. Chicago is scoring an average of 118.8 points per game.

The Boston Celtics will bounce back with a victory on the road Saturday when visiting the Chicago Bulls but will come up short of covering the number. Boston has failed to cover the number in five of its last six and the Celtics have failed to cover the number in 10 of the last 14 had to head versus Chicago. Chicago has covered the nut in four of its last six versus an appointment from the Atlantic division. Final Score Prediction, Boston Celtics win but fall short ATS 116-114.