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Odds NBA Spreads Celtics at Bulls - NBA Predictions: The Chicago Bulls succeeded in a must-win situation at Toronto on Sunday by defeating the Raptors 104-88…
Celtics at Bulls - NBA Predictions: The Chicago Bulls succeeded in a must-win situation at Toronto on Sunday by defeating the Raptors 104-88 and breaking a tie for the eighth and last playoff spot in the NBA Eastern Conference. Now the Bulls must get another win tonight when they play the Boston Celtics (8 pm Eastern, TNT) to maintain their half game lead over Toronto which defeated Detroit on Monday. Chicago has to finish ahead of Toronto since the Raptors own the tiebreaker after winning two of three in the season series.
NBA oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have installed the Bulls as 4-chalk favorites versus the Celtics with a 197 1/2 total. Celtics backers are getting +160 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while the Bulls are giving -180 .
Bulls fans can expect a post-season atmosphere Tuesday with the Celtics in town. In last year's opening round, the Bulls and Celtics battled through a grueling seven-game series that featured a combined seven overtimes. Chicago forced the deciding contest with a 128-127 triple-overtime win at the United Center, but Boston closed out the series with a 109-99 home victory.
Unlike the Bulls, the Celtics are already assured of returning to the postseason thanks to their third straight Atlantic Division title, but they've been relegated to the No. 4 seed after Atlanta defeated Milwaukee on Monday night.
The Celtics won for the third time in eight games with a 105-90 victory at Milwaukee on Saturday night. In a potential preview of an opening-round series, Boston led by one at halftime but pulled away as Paul Pierce scored 18 of his team-leading 24 points in the second half.
NBA Predictions: Chicago should win this game; especially since Boston will be resting the bulk of mainline players for playoffs action. A Chicago loss will virtually assure Toronto of the eighth playoffs spot.
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NBA oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have installed the Bulls as 4-chalk favorites versus the Celtics with a 197 1/2 total. Celtics backers are getting +160 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while the Bulls are giving -180 .
Bulls fans can expect a post-season atmosphere Tuesday with the Celtics in town. In last year's opening round, the Bulls and Celtics battled through a grueling seven-game series that featured a combined seven overtimes. Chicago forced the deciding contest with a 128-127 triple-overtime win at the United Center, but Boston closed out the series with a 109-99 home victory.
Unlike the Bulls, the Celtics are already assured of returning to the postseason thanks to their third straight Atlantic Division title, but they've been relegated to the No. 4 seed after Atlanta defeated Milwaukee on Monday night.
The Celtics won for the third time in eight games with a 105-90 victory at Milwaukee on Saturday night. In a potential preview of an opening-round series, Boston led by one at halftime but pulled away as Paul Pierce scored 18 of his team-leading 24 points in the second half.
NBA Predictions: Chicago should win this game; especially since Boston will be resting the bulk of mainline players for playoffs action. A Chicago loss will virtually assure Toronto of the eighth playoffs spot.
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