Bulls vs Celtics Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 30, 2026)

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Chicago Bulls logo

Bulls1-4 · 2-3 ATS13th in the East
FINAL111 – 125
Boston Celtics logo

Celtics3-1 · 2-2 ATS3rd in the East

NBA · Friday, October 30, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET · TD Garden

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Bulls 25 24 25 37 111
Celtics 44 34 21 26 125

How the bets settled

MoneylineCeltics wonClosed at -800
SpreadBulls coveredBulls +14.5, by 0.5
TotalUnder 236.5236 scored, 0.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

The Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 125-111 on October 30, with the game decided early. Boston outscored Chicago 78-49 across the first two quarters, blowing it open in the first quarter and leading by as many as 32 before Chicago’s late push.

Payton Pritchard led Boston with 30 points, Paul George had 8 assists and Jayson Tatum grabbed 7 rebounds. Caleb Wilson scored 23 for Chicago, Josh Giddey had 5 assists and Jalen Smith pulled 12 rebounds. Boston’s 51 percent field-goal shooting and 58-40 paint edge explained the margin; Chicago’s 20 offensive rebounds and 51-41 board advantage kept it from being worse, but 38 percent shooting and 65 percent free-throw shooting hurt.

For bettors, Boston won but failed to cover the closing 14.5-point spread, as Chicago covered by half a point. The game went under the 236.5 total by half a point. StatsBench’s posted Matas Buzelis over 4.5 rebounds pick won with 5.

How our picks did

  • Matas Buzelis OVER 4.5 REB (-128): WON (5)

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Against the spread, start to finish

CelticsBulls
The score margin against the closing spread (Celtics -14.5). Blue: Celtics covering. Orange: Bulls covering.
+17.5Largest CHI cover
19%CHI covering
+17.5Largest BOS cover
81%BOS covering

Win probability

CelticsBulls
Blue: Celtics favored. Orange: Bulls favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Bulls

  • PointsCaleb Wilson23
  • AssistsJosh Giddey5
  • ReboundsJalen Smith12

Celtics

  • PointsPayton Pritchard30
  • AssistsPaul George8
  • ReboundsJayson Tatum7

Team stats

BullsCeltics
38%FG%51%
30%3P%31%
65%FT%78%
51Rebounds41
24Assists28
40Points in the paint58
16Fast break points17
16Turnovers15
7Steals10
6Blocks2
3Biggest lead32

Box score

Chicago BullsBoston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Jalen Smith F 27 5 2-8 0-5 1-2 12 1 1 0 2 4 8 4 +3
Matas Buzelis F 20 14 5-11 2-5 2-2 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 4 -14
Caleb Wilson F 31 23 7-16 6-11 3-6 5 4 1 1 2 1 4 5 -3
Norman Powell G 31 16 4-11 1-5 7-8 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 -4
Josh Giddey G 25 13 4-8 2-5 3-4 4 5 4 0 0 1 3 1 +2
Bench
Zach Collins F 2 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6
Isaac Okoro F 18 6 2-5 1-4 1-1 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 +4
Leonard Miller F 11 2 1-5 0-4 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 -18
Tobe Awaka F 12 2 0-0 0-0 2-6 7 1 2 1 0 3 4 4 -1
Noa Essengue F 16 10 3-7 1-3 3-5 4 0 2 0 0 3 1 3 -9
Buddy Hield G 17 5 2-5 1-3 0-0 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 -10
Tre Jones G 20 12 4-10 0-1 4-6 4 4 1 4 1 2 2 0 -22
Jordan Hawkins G 6 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2
Jaylin Sellers G 3 3 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 +6
Patrick Williams Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 111 35-92 15-50 26-40 51 24 16 7 6 20 31 33

Team shooting: FG 38% · 3PT 30% · FT 65%

Boston Celtics

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Paul George F 27 18 7-15 2-7 2-2 6 8 2 3 0 1 5 2 +8
Jayson Tatum F 35 26 9-20 2-7 6-8 7 7 4 0 0 0 7 5 +5
Mitchell Robinson C 19 11 4-4 0-0 3-5 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 -3
Derrick White G 26 9 4-6 1-2 0-0 2 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 +16
Jordan Walsh G 11 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 +3
Bench
Sam Hauser F 18 6 2-4 2-4 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 +12
Chris Cenac Jr. F 2 3 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 -4
Luka Garza C 7 5 1-3 0-0 3-4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 +5
Neemias Queta C 20 13 3-5 0-0 7-10 6 0 1 1 1 1 5 1 +16
Payton Pritchard G 35 30 9-17 3-9 9-9 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 5 +12
Ron Harper Jr. G 3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6
Baylor Scheierman G 23 2 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 +2
Hugo Gonzalez G 15 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 +4
Mike Conley Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 125 42-82 10-32 31-40 41 28 14 10 2 9 32 27

Team shooting: FG 51% · 3PT 31% · FT 78%

Attendance 19,156 · Officials: Pat Fraher, Scott Twardoski, Nate Green

Recap: Pritchard nets 30, Celtics ease past turnover-prone Bulls 125-111 in NBA Cup action (ESPN)

Highlights

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

Boston is a -15.5 home favorite with a 234.5 total, after DraftKings opened at -11.5 and 232.5. The last meeting on October 26 saw Chicago lose 99-134 on the road. Chicago is 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS this season, with a last-10 mark of 3-7 SU and 5-5 ATS; most recent L 127-133 vs New York Knicks October 28. Boston is 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS this season, 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS over last 10; most recent W 125-124 vs Brooklyn Nets October 27. Head-to-head last 10: Chicago 2-8, 1-3 ATS, O/U 1-3.

Chicago ranks 30th in points allowed at 130.2 and first in pace at 110.1, while Boston ranks 24th in pace at 101.6. StatsBench projects Matas Buzelis for 1.9 assists (line 1.5, -182, cleared 8/10) and Sam Hauser for 4.1 rebounds (line 3.5, +130, cleared 7/10).

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Chicago Bulls

Norman Powell SG21.6 PTS · 2.8 REB · 1.8 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 @ BOS 6 6 0 1 0
10/28 vs NYK 36 30 2 2 4
10/26 @ BOS 24 20 1 2 4
10/24 vs WAS 32 18 2 3 3
10/23 @ MIL 32 25 4 1 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 19.0 (6) 16.5 (4) 21.6 (59) 17.0 (4)
6 · 20 · 24 · 18
REB 2.3 (6) 2.5 (4) 3.5 (59) 2.0 (4)
0 · 1 · 3 · 4
AST 1.7 (6) 1.3 (4) 2.4 (59) 2.5 (4)
1 · 2 · 4 · 3

Caleb Wilson SF20.8 PTS · 7.0 REB · 2.2 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 @ BOS 7 6 2 1 1
10/28 vs NYK 37 20 6 4 3
10/26 @ BOS 31 17 5 3 1
10/24 vs WAS 38 30 14 3 1
10/23 @ MIL 33 21 6 1 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 18.3 (6) 15.0 (4) – 11.5 (2)
6 · 17
REB 6.2 (6) 4.3 (4) – 3.5 (2)
2 · 5
AST 2.0 (6) 1.3 (4) – 2.0 (2)
1 · 3

Matas Buzelis SF14.6 PTS · 4.4 REB · 2.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 @ BOS 4 4 1 1 0
10/28 vs NYK 32 17 5 3 3
10/26 @ BOS 22 11 1 2 2
10/24 vs WAS 34 21 5 2 2
10/23 @ MIL 17 7 5 3 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 12.8 (6) 9.8 (4) 16.3 (77) 14.0 (5)
4 · 11 · 15 · 14 · 26
REB 3.8 (6) 3.3 (4) 5.8 (77) 4.2 (5)
1 · 1 · 8 · 8 · 3
AST 1.8 (6) 1.5 (4) 2.1 (77) 2.8 (5)
1 · 2 · 4 · 5 · 2

Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum PF28.0 PTS · 6.3 REB · 8.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 vs CHI 8 9 3 2 1
10/27 vs BKN 42 40 5 8 2
10/26 vs CHI 27 23 7 6 2
10/23 vs NYK 36 36 9 7 3
10/20 @ DET 37 13 4 11 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CHI
PTS 24.2 (5) 27.0 (4) 22.2 (22) 16.0 (2)
9 · 23
REB 5.6 (5) 6.0 (4) 10.2 (22) 5.0 (2)
3 · 7
AST 6.8 (5) 5.8 (4) 5.7 (22) 4.0 (2)
2 · 6

Paul George SF22.3 PTS · 6.0 REB · 3.5 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 vs CHI 6 8 2 4 0
10/27 vs BKN 36 20 7 7 1
10/26 vs CHI 25 16 5 2 3
10/23 vs NYK 33 15 7 2 3
10/20 @ DET 30 38 5 3 7
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CHI
PTS 19.4 (5) 14.8 (4) 17.1 (49) 13.0 (3)
8 · 16 · 15
REB 5.2 (5) 5.3 (4) 5.0 (49) 6.3 (3)
2 · 5 · 12
AST 3.6 (5) 3.8 (4) 3.5 (49) 3.7 (3)
4 · 2 · 5

Payton Pritchard PG13.3 PTS · 2.0 REB · 3.8 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/30 vs CHI 2 0 0 1 0
10/27 vs BKN 24 4 2 6 0
10/26 vs CHI 21 28 1 4 7
10/23 vs NYK 30 4 1 4 1
10/20 @ DET 27 17 4 1 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CHI
PTS 10.6 (5) 9.0 (4) 16.8 (86) 17.0 (5)
0 · 28 · 26 · 10 · 21
REB 1.6 (5) 1.0 (4) 3.9 (86) 3.0 (5)
0 · 1 · 5 · 3 · 6
AST 3.2 (5) 3.8 (4) 5.2 (86) 5.0 (5)
1 · 4 · 8 · 7 · 5

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Bulls 1-4 2-3 2-3 0-2 1-2
Celtics 3-1 2-2 2-2 3-0 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, 1-3 ATS, O/U 1-3 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Bulls lost 99-134 on October 26, 2026.

Date Venue Bulls result ATS O/U
Oct 26, 26 Celtics home L 99-134 L +14.5 U 233.5
Feb 11, 26 Celtics home L 105-124 L +13.5 O 227.5
Jan 24, 26 Bulls home W 114-111 W +3.5 U 232.5
Jan 5, 26 Celtics home L 101-115 L +10.5 U 236.5
Jan 29, 25 Celtics home L 100-122 – –
Dec 21, 24 Bulls home L 98-123 – –
Dec 19, 24 Celtics home W 117-108 – –
Nov 29, 24 Bulls home L 129-138 – –
Mar 23, 24 Bulls home L 113-124 – –
Feb 22, 24 Bulls home L 112-129 – –

Recent form

Chicago Bulls: last 10 (3-7, 5-5 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 28, 26 vs NY L 127-133 W +7.5 O 233.5
Oct 26, 26 @ BOS L 99-134 L +14.5 U 233.5
Oct 24, 26 vs WSH L 120-124 L -1.5 U 244.5
Oct 23, 26 @ MIL W 132-125 W +1.5 O 241.5
Oct 21, 26 @ TOR L 92-135 L +10.5 U 237.5
Apr 12, 26 @ DAL L 128-149 L +5.5 O 249.5
Apr 10, 26 vs ORL L 103-127 L +16.5 U 246.5
Apr 9, 26 @ WSH W 119-108 W -6.5 U 249.5
Apr 7, 26 @ WSH W 129-98 W -5.5 U 249.5
Apr 5, 26 vs PHX L 110-120 W +11.5 U 243.5

Boston Celtics: last 10 (8-2, 7-3 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 27, 26 vs BKN W 125-124 L -13.5 O 223.5
Oct 26, 26 vs CHI W 134-99 W -14.5 U 233.5
Oct 23, 26 vs NY W 107-103 W -2.5 U 220.5
Oct 20, 26 @ DET L 113-121 L -1.5 O 220.5
Apr 12, 26 vs ORL W 113-108 W +12.5 U 222.5
Apr 10, 26 vs NO W 144-118 W -18.5 O 227.5
Apr 9, 26 @ NY L 106-112 L +3.5 O 210.5
Apr 7, 26 vs CHA W 113-102 W -4.5 U 221.5
Apr 5, 26 vs TOR W 115-101 W -9.5 U 221.5
Apr 3, 26 @ MIL W 133-101 W -17.5 O 217.5

Injury report

Chicago Bulls

  • Nicolas Claxton (C): Out, Left Hamstring Strain
  • Dailyn Swain (PG): Out, Right Low Back Soreness

Boston Celtics

  • Devin Carter (PG): Out, Illness

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Bulls defense Celtics defense
Pace (possessions) 110.1 (1st) 101.6 (25th)

Venue and weather

TD Garden · Boston, MAIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Bulls vs Celtics odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Celtics spread -11.5 -14.5 -3
Total 232.5 236.5 +4
Bulls moneyline +425 +550 -3.7% win chance
Celtics moneyline -575 -800 +3.7% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Celtics spread -15.5 → -14.5
Total 234.5 → 236.5
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