Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Bulls @ Celtics

Fri, Oct 30, 2026

Celtics 125, Bulls 111

Bulls at Celtics: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameBulls1 gameCeltics1 game
Points+1.0+2.0
Points allowed+11.5−1.5
Rebounds+6.9−4.8
Assists−2.1+1.0
3-pointers made+1.1−3.9
Free throw attempts+16.1+12.2
Turnovers+0.4−1.2
Turnovers forced−1.0+0.5

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Celtics

Bulls

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

  • The Celtics lead the series 159–116 since 1966-67. The Celtics have won the last 3. The Celtics have won 5 straight at home in the series.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Celtics had won 7 of their last 10 at home.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • At home, the Celtics' 3-pointers made were 1.8 over expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 5.2 under expected.
  • The Bulls had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • On the road, the Bulls' turnovers were 6.3 over expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.0 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 30, 2026at CelticsCeltics 125, Bulls 111
Oct 26, 2026at CelticsCeltics 134, Bulls 99
Feb 11, 2026at CelticsCeltics 124, Bulls 105
Jan 24, 2026at BullsBulls 114, Celtics 111
Jan 5, 2026at CelticsCeltics 115, Bulls 101
Jan 29, 2025at CelticsCeltics 122, Bulls 100
Dec 21, 2024at BullsCeltics 123, Bulls 98
Dec 19, 2024at CelticsBulls 117, Celtics 108
Nov 29, 2024at BullsCeltics 138, Bulls 129
Mar 23, 2024at BullsCeltics 124, Bulls 113

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 29, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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