Bulls vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Jan. 24

Bulls vs. Celtics Game Info

• Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Venue: United Center -- Chicago, Illinois
• Coverage: NBCS-BOS and CHSN

The Chicago Bulls (22-22) are 2.5-point underdogs as they try to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Boston Celtics (28-16) on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at United Center. The game airs at 8 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS and CHSN. The matchup has an over/under of 232.5 points.

Bulls vs. Celtics Odds & Spread

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Bulls vs. Celtics Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Celtics win (52.5%)

Bulls vs. Celtics Betting Trends

• The Celtics have covered the spread 25 times this season (25-18-1).
• Against the spread, the Bulls are 22-21-1 this season.
• Games involving the Celtics have hit the over 19 times this season.
• Bulls games this year have hit the over on 21 of 44 set point totals (47.7%).
• Boston has a worse record against the spread at home (10-10-0) than it does on the road (15-8-1).
• The Celtics have gone over the over/under more consistently at home, hitting the over in nine of 20 home matchups (45%). In road games, they have hit the over in 10 of 24 games (41.7%).
• Chicago's winning percentage against the spread at home is .522 (12-10-1). On the road, it is .476 (10-11-0).
• Looking at the over/under, Bulls games have finished over less frequently at home (10 of 23, 43.5%) than on the road (11 of 21, 52.4%).

Celtics Leaders

• Jaylen Brown is averaging 29.7 points, 4.9 assists and 6.7 boards.
• Derrick White averages 17.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists, shooting 39.1% from the floor and 32.3% from downtown, with 2.9 made treys per contest.
• Payton Pritchard's numbers on the season are 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 45.1% from the field and 34.4% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.5 made 3-pointers.
• Neemias Queta is averaging 10.3 points, 8.2 boards and 1.4 assists.
• Anfernee Simons is averaging 13.8 points, 2.4 boards and 2.4 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Bulls Leaders

• Nikola Vucevic averages 16.8 points, 9.1 boards and 3.8 assists. He is also sinking 50.4% of his shots from the floor and 37.3% from 3-point range, with 1.7 triples per contest.
• The Bulls are getting 19.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game from Josh Giddey.
• The Bulls are receiving 14.9 points, 5.2 boards and 1.9 assists per game from Matas Buzelis.
• The Bulls get 14.4 points per game from Ayo Dosunmu, plus 2.7 boards and 3.6 assists.
• Kevin Huerter averages 11.3 points, 3.6 boards and 2.6 assists. He is making 45.9% of his shots from the field and 31.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 treys per game.

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