Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (32-15) will take on the Chicago Bulls (20-27) on Wednesday.

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and earned the victory with a final of 129-121 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Bulls walked away with 14 and the Nuggets finished the game with 11 fouls. They also buried 6 of 27 tries from three-point range. Denver ended up shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by burying 11 of their 11 attempts. Additionally, Denver snagged 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Denver distributed 36 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Chicago allowed 52.0% from the floor on 52 of 100 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists in the game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 47 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulls buried 7 of 8 shots for a rate of 87.5%. Chicago wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (49 of 98) and buried 24 of 53 three-point shots.

Zach LaVine is one player who played a role in this contest. LaVine ended up going 46.2% from the field and also recorded 6 dimes. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Chicago heads into this matchup with a mark of 20-27 for the year. They are averaging 116.7 points per game (7th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the floor. The Bulls are connecting on 37.2% on 3-pointers (752 of 2,019) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 45.8 boards per game and has totaled 1,364 dimes on the year, which ranks 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 29th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,359 surrendered for the campaign. The Bulls defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,118 of 4,494) and they concede 46.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 33.6% from 3-point land and they are 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (120.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 114-112 against the Rockets. When talking about rebounding, Boston allowed Houston to get 39 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished 41.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Celtics permitted the Rockets to knock down 41 of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 80 from the field which had them sitting at 48.8%. When talking about shots from distance, Boston knocked down 15 of 39 tries (38.5%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a rate of 95.0%. The Rockets were called for 22 personal fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Celtics corralled 34 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the matchup.

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics for this game. Brown earned 28 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the game. He made 10 out of 23 for this game for a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 32-15 on the year. The Celtics commit 16.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 25.4 times per contest (16th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. Boston has totaled 5,507 pts so far this season (117.2 per game) and they average 45.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which is 20th in the NBA.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.5. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (7th in basketball). The Boston defense concedes 35.2% from downtown (599 of 1,704) and their opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.2 dimes and 44.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 4th and 18th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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