4/7/11 Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls on TNT NBA Odds, Free Picks and Predictions from Vegas Expert Handicappers: Vegas oddsmakers from Las Vegas Hilton Sportsbook have released the opening odds for tonight’s NBA Eastern Conference heavyweight showdown beteen the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago, IL at 8:05 PM EST on TNT and have made the Bulls a -4.5 point favorite with the game total listed at over/under 179 points. The spread is also listed at -4.5 points at the Mirage and the Orleans sportsbooks in Las Vegas but the total is listed at over/under 179.5 points at those two books.
Chicago enters tonight’s game with an overall record of 57-20 and currently 3 games up in the race for the #1 overall seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs ahead of Boston. The Bulls have received an MVP worthy season from their superstar guard Derrick Rose, who leads Chicago in scoring with a 25.1 ppg average as well as dishing 7.9 assists and grabbing 4.9 rebounds per game. The Bulls have dominated their opponents all season long at home in the United Center where they are 34-5 overall straight up. Better yet, sports bettors who have backed the Bulls all season have rode Chicago’s surprising breakout season to a 46-29-2 record against the closing vegas lines.
Boston comes into tonight’s nationally televised contest on TNT with something to prove after a mediocre 8-8 stretch in their past 16 games has dropped their overall record to 54-23. The Celtics have been dealing with injuries to key players all season and will be without starting center Shaquille O’Neal again tonight. The Celtics are a solid 23-15 overall on the road despite all the injuries this season but are a money burning 36-39-2 against the spread. The Celtics have won their last two games and seem to play their best when the games are the biggest, as evidenced by their dominating 107-97 road win at San Antonio last thursday in a nationally televised TNT game.
Tonight’s game will be a statement game for both the Bulls and Celtics. The Celtics lead the season series 2-1 but the loss was a bad one back on January 8th in the last meeting between these two clubs, as the Bulls dominated the Celtics 90-79 in Chicago. Both teams will be looking to show the other that they are the team to beat come playoff time in the NBA’s Eastern Conference so the stakes will be high and the intensity should be at a playoff level. The line seems a little high especially considering Boston is a veteran team that plays their best when everyone counts them out. The play tonight is on Boston +4.5 with a smaller play on the UNDER 179.
FREE PICKS on Celtics-Bulls Tonight: Play Boston +4.5 and UNDER 179
Boston (54-23) at Chicago (57-20)
Time: 8:05 PM EST
Television: TNT Sports
Vegas Odds – Favorite: Chicago Bulls -4.5 Total: Over/Under 179
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