{"id":4314,"date":"2009-05-02T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-02T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/bulls-celtics-lines-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-05-02T07:46:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-02T12:46:00","slug":"bulls-celtics-lines-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/bulls-celtics-lines-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls-Celtics Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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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. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 6-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
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. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
John Salmons led the Bulls with 35 points, while Derrick<\/st1:GivenName> Rose<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> added 28, and Brad<\/st1:GivenName> Miller<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> chipped in with 23 points. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Ray<\/st1:GivenName> Allen<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> tossed in a game-high 51 points in a losing effort for the Celtics. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Chicago<\/st2:place><\/st2:City><\/st1:Sn>: 41-41 SU, 42-39-1 ATS
Boston: 62-20 SU, 43-39 ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a win are 6-4<\/p>\n

Boston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing Chicago are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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