Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Chicago Bulls (10-2) are 2-point NBA betting favorites over the Boston Celtics (4-5) in Friday’s game despite being the road team in this potential playoff clash.
The Celtics haven’t played particularly well this season, and their 3-2 record at home this season can’t touch the promising 6-2 road mark that the Bulls have amassed on the year.
The total for this one sits at 177, and these two teams have combined to go under the total in 12 of their 21 games this year.
Although Boston hasn’t played well at all so far, they could get a boost from playing at home considering that the road team has lost 5 straight games in this head-to-head series.
The Bulls, however, have covered the spread odds in 5 of the last 6 against the Celtics, while the under has hit in 5 of those meetings.
Despite that number, it is interesting to note that the over has been a winner in 8 of the last 9 head-to-head meetings in Boston.
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The Bulls have won 9 of their last 10 games, and they’ve covered the odds in all but 1 of those victories.
They are playing some amazing basketball right now and have shown to be one of the most complete teams in the NBA.
Chicago has gone under the total in 5 of their last 8 games, but has gone over in 5 of their last 6 road contests.
Boston just hasn’t got it together this year, and you have to start questioning whether age is playing a factor.
The Celtics are looking solid on offense, but the defensive pressure simply hasn’t been there.
Boston has gone under in 5 of their last 6 games, so they seem to be improving in that regard.
Boston has played their best with a single day of rest, which they’ll have for this one.
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