NBA Basketball Odds: Bulls vs Celtics

Courtesy of  OddsShark.com The Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at TD Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 7-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Luol Deng scored 27 points and grabbed six rebounds, as the Bulls ran past the Pistons 120-87 on Monday night. Chicago covered as 6-point home favorites, while the game played OVER the 194-point total set by oddsmakers. The Celtics jumped out to an early lead as they cruised past the Nets 111-87 on Wednesday. The Celtics covered the 8-point spread, and the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 189. Paul Pierce led the way with 24 points and six rebounds, while Rajon Rondo had 11 points with 14 assists in that win. Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 16-20 SU, 16-18-2 ATS Boston: 27-10 SU, 17-20 ATS Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 Boston most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Dallas are 5-5 After playing New Jersey are 9-1 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston Chicago is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Chicago Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago Next up: Chicago home to Washington, Friday, January 15 Boston home to Dallas, Monday, January 18