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Boston enters with a 1-1 start, averaging 110.0 points per game and allowing 112.0, while its home efficiency profile remains better than its road profile. Chicago has opened 1-2 and has been far more volatile, scoring 114.7 per game but giving up 128.0, which has driven a poor overall margin. The Bulls’ offensive efficiency rank is near the bottom of the league early on, while Boston’s offense has been considerably more stable. Even so, Chicago’s scoring output has been strong enough to keep games from getting away quickly, and Boston’s early defensive number does not point to a fully locked-down home floor yet.
Boston should control the game, but the spread value sits with Chicago because the market is pricing a larger gap than the early data supports. A projected 118-109 final favors the Celtics by nine, which is enough for the home side to win comfortably but still close enough for Chicago to stay inside the current spread range. The total projects below the market, but the clearest edge remains on the Bulls to keep the margin within reach.