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Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics
The Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -9.5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Boston won its last outing, a 140-105 result against the Pelicans on January 11. The Celtics covered in that game as a -11.5-point favorite, while the 245 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Bulls were a 108-99 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pistons. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (207) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 14-26 SU,19-20-1 ATS
Chicago is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 26-11 SU,21-14-2 ATS
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Chicago home to Washington Wednesday, January 15
Boston home to Detroit Wednesday, January 15