Bulls-Celtics Lines Preview

The Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at TD Banknorth Garden in the seventh and deciding game of their first-round playoff series. Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 6-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Bulls forced a Game 7 by defeating the Celtics 128-127 in triple overtime on Thursday. The Bulls failed to cover the 3-point spread, while the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 195.5. John Salmons led the Bulls with 35 points, while Derrick Rose added 28, and Brad Miller chipped in with 23 points. Ray Allen tossed in a game-high 51 points in a losing effort for the Celtics. Team records: Chicago: 41-41 SU, 42-39-1 ATS Boston: 62-20 SU, 43-39 ATS Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 After playing Boston are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 After playing Chicago are 7-3 After a loss are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home Boston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Chicago