Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 11/7/2014
Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 8:00 PM
United Center in Chicago
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Two teams from the Eastern Conference will get together Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago. The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls will hook-up. The Boston Celtics come into the game with a 1-3 record. After winning their opening game of the season, the Celtics have lost three straight games. For the Bulls, they have won three straight games and are 4-1 overall. Chicago is coming off a win over Milwaukee on Wednesday.
The Chicago Bulls are 9th in the NBA allowing 95 points per game. Chicago has started the season fairly banged up as Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Joakim Noah have all missed action. In the most recent win over Milwaukee, Jimmy Butler scored 23 points while Pao Gasol ripped down 14 rebounds. The Bulls leading scorer thus far has been Butler, with just under 20 points per game. Gasol is the top rebounder for Chicago; 10.6 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics under head coach Brad Stevens rank third in the NBA with 107.8 points per game. The Celtics also rank in the Top 10 in rebounds per game and assists per game as well. The Celtics leading scorer has been Jeff Green, with 22.3 points per game. In their most recent game; a loss to Toronto, Green scored 20 points. In that loss, six players from the Celtics scored in double figures, including 12 off the bench from rookie Marcus Smart.
Boston Celtics Betting Trends
Boston Celtics are 2-2-0 Against the Spread
Boston Celtics are 3-1-0 against the Over/Under
Chicago Bulls Betting Trends
Chicago Bulls are 2-3-0 Against the Spread
Chicago Bulls are 2-2-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Boston Celtics
11/07/14 G Avery Bradley Elbow probable Friday vs. Indiana
10/27/14 C Vitor Faverani Knee out indefinitely
Chicago Bulls
11/06/14 G Derrick Rose Ankle probable Friday vs. Philadelphia
11/06/14 C Joakim Noah Illness missed last 2 games, probable Friday vs. Philadelphia
Josh's Pick: Take Chicago
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