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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
Team records:
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: 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 |