Bulls vs. Celtics Prediction & Preview

Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics, TD Garden. NBA Cup - Group Play. Season series: BOS leads series 1-0.

Bulls vs Celtics prediction

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Bulls vs Celtics preview

Bulls vs Celtics tips off on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 PM ET at TD Garden in Boston, an NBA Cup group play game. Boston already beat Chicago 134-99 at home on October 26 in the first of their four meetings.

Chicago is 1-4, with its only win 132-125 at Milwaukee on October 23, and lost 133-127 at home to the Knicks on Wednesday. The Bulls score 114.0 points a game but allow 130.2. Norman Powell leads the scoring at 21.6 points a game, Jalen Smith the rebounding at 8.2 and Josh Giddey the assists at 8.0. Last season Chicago went 31-51, 12th in the East. Center Nic Claxton and forward Patrick Williams are out; forward Tobe Awaka is day-to-day.

Boston is 3-1 and 3-0 at home after three straight home wins: 107-103 over New York, 134-99 over Chicago and 125-124 in overtime over Brooklyn on October 27. The only loss came 121-113 at Detroit on October 20. The Celtics score 119.8 points a game and allow 111.8. Jayson Tatum leads them in points (28.0), rebounds (6.2) and assists (8.0). Last season Boston went 56-26 as the No. 2 seed in the East. Guard Devin Carter is out. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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How to watch Bulls vs Celtics

Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Venue: TD Garden
TV: NBA League Pass

Bulls vs Celtics: team stats & injury report

Chicago Bulls

Record	1-4
Home	0-2
Road	1-2
Points per game	114.0
Points allowed per game	130.2

Last season (2025-26: 31-51, 116.3 points per game, 121.5 allowed, No. 12 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Norman Powell (21.6)
Rebounds per game: Jalen Smith (8.2)
Assists per game: Josh Giddey (8.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/28 vs New York Knicks: L 133-127
10/26 @ Boston Celtics: L 134-99
10/24 vs Washington Wizards: L 124-120
10/23 @ Milwaukee Bucks: W 132-125
10/21 @ Toronto Raptors: L 135-92

Injury report: Nic Claxton (C, Out); Patrick Williams (F, Out); Tobe Awaka (F, Day-To-Day)

Boston Celtics

Record	3-1
Home	3-0
Road	0-1
Points per game	119.8
Points allowed per game	111.8

Last season (2025-26: 56-26, 114.9 points per game, 107.2 allowed, No. 2 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Jayson Tatum (28.0)
Rebounds per game: Jayson Tatum (6.2)
Assists per game: Jayson Tatum (8.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/27 vs Brooklyn Nets: W 125-124 OT
10/26 vs Chicago Bulls: W 134-99
10/23 vs New York Knicks: W 107-103
10/20 @ Detroit Pistons: L 121-113
10/16 @ Philadelphia 76ers: W 125-120 OT

Injury report: Devin Carter (G, Out)

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