After dropping a pair of back-to-back games against Eastern Conference rivals in Washington and Cleveland, the Chicago Bulls are in desperate need of a bounceback win here. It won’t come easy, however, as they’ll be stacked up against the reigning Eastern Conference champions in the second home game of the season.
Boston has started off a perfect 3-0 this season, claiming victories over very talented teams in Toronto, Philadelphia, and Miami. Star forward Jayson Tatum has been uncharacteristically incredible to begin the season and should pose a tough matchup for the Bulls’ own DeMar DeRozan.
The Bulls dropped the season series 1-2 to Boston last year, but their lone comeback win was one of the team’s signature moments of the entire season. Here’s to hoping Chicago can replicate that magic in front of the home crowd tonight.
How to watch Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics
- Date: October 24, 2022
- Time: 8:00 p.m. ET, 7:00 p.m CT
- Where: United Center, Chicago, IL
- Watch: NBC Sports Chicago, NBA TV
- Stream: FuboTV
Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Odds, Spread, Over/Under
- Favorite: Celtics (-5)
- Over/under: 223.5 points
- Moneyline: +172 Chicago/-205 Boston
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Projected Chicago Bulls Starting Lineup and Injury Report
- PG: Ayo Dosunmu
- SG: Zach LaVine
- SF: DeMar DeRozan
- PF: Patrick Williams
- C: Nikola Vucevic
- IR: Out – Lonzo Ball
Until further notice, we have no reason to believe the Bulls are making any changes to the starting lineup just yet. Pressure is certainly mounting at power forward, however, as three consecutive poor performances from Patrick Williams may have the coaching staff considering shaking things up by starting Javonte Green instead.
It’s time for Billy Donovan to return to his preseason play. It’s time to start Javonte Green over Patrick Williams.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) October 23, 2022
Column for @NBCSChicago: https://t.co/K4VzvcMdPS
Staff Predictions
If you fancy yourself a bettor, you’d have found great success thus far by simply putting money on the opposite of what I’ve had to say. As much as I’d like to break my 0-for-3 streak, this is an instance where I actually my prediction is wrong. The Celtics were Eastern Conference champions last season for a reason, and have returned arguably even a better team this time around with the addition of Malcolm Brogdon to the bench. Chicago’s best chance at pulling out a win here is exploiting the paint while Robert Williams remains sidelined due to injury.
Bulls Upcoming Schedule
- Oct. 26 vs Indiana Pacers (1-2)
- Oct. 28 @ San Antonio Spurs (2-1)
- Oct. 29 vs Philadelphia 76ers (0-3)