Bulls vs Celtics Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 26, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bulls	21	33	21	24	99
Celtics	33	33	39	29	134

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Boston Celtics 134, Chicago Bulls 99. The game swung in the third quarter, when Boston outscored Chicago 39-21 after a tied second period, and Boston’s lead grew to 40.

Payton Pritchard led Boston with 28 points, while Jayson Tatum added 6 assists and 7 rebounds. Chicago got 20 points from Norman Powell, 4 assists from Josh Giddey and 9 rebounds from Leonard Miller. Boston’s team stats explain the margin: it shot 49 percent from the field and 48 from three to Chicago’s 39 and 27, won the boards 54-40 and held a 46-30 paint edge.

Boston covered the closing 14.5 point spread by 20.5, and the game went under the 233.5 total by 0.5. StatsBench’s posted picks split: Leonard Miller’s OVER 14.5 points+rebounds won with 18, while Matas Buzelis’s OVER 5.5 rebounds lost with 1.

How our picks did

• Leonard Miller OVER 14.5 PTS+REB (-110): WON (18)
• Matas Buzelis OVER 5.5 REB (-110): LOST (1)

The poster on X · Every posted pick, graded

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

BullsCeltics

39%FG%49%

27%3P%48%

68%FT%72%

40Rebounds54

20Assists26

30Points in the paint46

8Fast break points17

25Turnovers25

12Steals14

5Blocks4

0Biggest lead40

Box score

Chicago BullsBoston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jalen Smith F	20	7	2-8	2-5	1-1	6	1	2	0	0	2	4	3	0
Matas Buzelis F	22	11	3-6	2-4	3-4	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	2	-27
Caleb Wilson F	32	17	7-15	1-5	2-4	5	3	3	1	2	0	5	3	-3
Norman Powell G	24	20	5-11	4-7	6-7	1	2	2	4	0	0	1	3	-3
Josh Giddey G	24	11	4-7	1-4	2-2	1	4	2	1	1	1	0	2	-11
Bench
Zach Collins F	6	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-20
Isaac Okoro F	11	1	0-2	0-2	1-2	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	+5
Leonard Miller F	14	9	4-7	1-3	0-0	9	0	2	0	0	3	6	2	-26
Tobe Awaka F	12	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	4	2	3	-5
Noa Essengue F	16	0	0-5	0-3	0-2	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	5	-25
Buddy Hield G	13	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	-29
Tre Jones G	15	8	1-2	0-0	6-8	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-17
Jordan Hawkins G	7	4	2-3	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4
Dailyn Swain G	12	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	4	2	0	0	2	1	-5
Jaylin Sellers G	12	0	0-5	0-5	0-0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	-5
Total		99	33-84	12-44	21-31	40	20	24	12	5	14	26	28

Team shooting: FG 39% · 3PT 27% · FT 68%

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Paul George F	25	16	5-14	3-7	3-4	5	2	4	0	0	3	2	4	+15
Jayson Tatum F	28	23	7-17	2-5	7-8	7	6	4	1	0	1	6	4	+18
Mitchell Robinson C	16	7	3-3	0-0	1-2	7	0	1	0	0	3	4	4	+4
Derrick White G	18	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	6	4	6	3	1	2	4	1	0
Jordan Walsh G	18	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	2	3	3	0	0	3	2	+8
Bench
Sam Hauser F	20	11	4-7	3-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	4	+36
Chris Cenac Jr. F	5	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2
Luka Garza C	13	6	1-4	0-1	4-6	3	2	2	1	0	3	0	3	-1
Neemias Queta C	19	7	3-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	0	2	1	4	0	+32
Mike Conley G	7	6	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	+7
Payton Pritchard G	22	28	10-16	7-10	1-1	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	+22
Ron Harper Jr. G	7	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	+4
Baylor Scheierman G	18	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	6	2	3	1	0	2	4	3	-2
Hugo Gonzalez G	24	13	4-6	1-3	4-6	5	2	0	0	1	1	4	1	+34
Total		134	46-93	21-44	21-29	54	26	24	14	4	19	35	28

Team shooting: FG 49% · 3PT 48% · FT 72%

Attendance 19,156 · Officials: Zach Zarba, Jacyn Goble, Klajdi Mulla

Recap: Pritchard scores 28 points and has red-hot 3rd quarter to carry Celtics to 134-99 rout over Bulls (ESPN)

Highlights

• Derrick White buries 3-point shot against Chicago Bulls (ESPN)
• Mitchell Robinson gets up for the beautiful slam dunk (ESPN)
• Jalen Smith with the and-1 bucket (ESPN)
• Caleb Wilson denies Boston Celtics with stuff (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

Betting trends

• The over is 3-7 in Bulls’ last 10 games.
• Celtics are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10.
• Bulls are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings with the Celtics.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Bulls vs Celtics pre-game preview

Monday’s Bulls-Celtics matchup has Boston favored at -714 on the moneyline, with a 233.5 total. In the last meeting, February 11, 2026, Chicago lost 105-124 on the road, and over the last 10 head-to-head meetings the Bulls are 2-8 straight up and 1-2 ATS. Chicago is 1-2 straight up and 1-2 ATS this season; its last 10 is 3-7 straight up and 4-6 ATS, with a most recent 120-124 loss to Washington on October 24. Boston is 1-1 straight up and 1-1 ATS this season; its last 10 is 7-3 straight up and 7-3 ATS, with a most recent 107-103 win over New York on October 23.

The pace and defense ranks are useful angles. Chicago plays at 110.8 pace, ranked first, but allows 128 points per game, ranked 28th. Boston allows 112 points per game, ranked 12th, and plays at 97.4 pace, ranked 21st. On the props side, Matas Buzelis over 4.5 rebounds at -175 cleared in 10 of his last 10, with a StatsBench projection of 6.3.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Bulls	1-2	1-2	1-2	0-1	1-1
Celtics	1-1	1-1	1-1	1-0	0-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Bulls vs Celtics head-to-head

Bulls are 2-8, 1-2 ATS, O/U 1-2 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Bulls lost 105-124 on February 11, 2026.

Recent form

Chicago Bulls: last 10 (3-7, 4-6 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Boston Celtics: last 10 (7-3, 7-3 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 4:14 PM ET.

Venue and weather

Bulls vs Celtics odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart