The Chicago Bulls (24-30) travel to TD Garden tonight to face the Boston Celtics (34-19) in a matchup defined by major trade deadline reunions. Just last week, the teams swapped key pieces: Celtics big man Nikola Vučević will face his former Chicago squad for the first time, while high-scoring guard Anfernee Simons returns to Boston after averaging 20 points in his first three games as a Bull.

Boston enters as a heavy 13.5-point favorite, looking to bounce back from a loss to the Knicks over the weekend and tighten their hold on the second seed in the East. Meanwhile, a shorthanded Chicago team—likely still without guards Josh Giddey and Tre Jones due to hamstring injuries—aims to snap a five-game losing streak and improve their 11th-place standing before the All-Star break.

This is the third of three games scheduled between the Bulls and the Celtics this season. Boston won at home against Chicago on January 5, 115-101. The Bulls returned the favor and won in Chicago a couple weeks later on Jan. 24, 2026, 114-111.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds courtesy of DraftKings recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game Details and How to Watch Live: Bulls at Celtics

• Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
• Time: 7:30PM EST
• Site: TD Garden
• City: Boston, MA
• Network/Streaming: CHSN, NBC Sports Boston

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Game Odds: Bulls at Celtics

The latest odds as of Wednesday courtesy of DraftKings:

• Moneyline: Chicago Bulls (+470), Boston Celtics (-650)
• Spread: Celtics -13.5
• Total: 225.5 points

This game opened Celtics -12.5 with the Total set at 226.5.

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Expected Starting Lineups: Bulls at Celtics

Chicago Bulls

• PG Jaden Ivey
• SG Anfernee Simon
• SF Isaac Okoro
• PF Matas Buzelis
• C Guerschon Yabusele

Boston Celtics

• PG Derrick White
• SG Baylor Scheierman
• SF Jaylen Brown
• PF Sam Hauser
• C Neemias Queta

Injury Report: Bulls at Celtics

Chicago Bulls

• Isaac Okoro (knee) is listed as questionable for tonight’s game
• Josh Giddey (hamstring) has been declared OUT for tonight’s game
• Tre Jones (hamstring) has been declared OUT for tonight’s game
• Jalen Smith (calf) has been declared OUT for tonight’s game
• Noa Essengue (shoulder) has been declared OUT for tonight’s game
• Zach Collins (toe) has been declared OUT for tonight’s game

Boston Celtics

• Sam Hauser (back) is listed as questionable for tonight’s gam
• Neemias Queta (ankle) is listed as questionable for tonight’s game

Trends and Insights: Bulls at Celtics

• The Bulls are 9-18 on the road this season
• The Celtics are 17-9 at home this season
• The Celtics are 29-23-1 ATS this season / 12-14 ATS at home
• The Bulls are 24-29-1 ATS this season / 11-16 ATS on the road
• The OVER has cashed in 19 of the Celtics’ 53 games this season (19-34)
• The OVER has cashed in 27 of the Bulls’ 54 games this season (27-27)
• The Bulls are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall
• Anfernee Simons is averaging 19PPG in 2 games since being traded to Chicago
• Matas Buzelis is averaging 4.6 rebounds in his last 5 games
• Nikola Vucevic is averaging 11PPG and 9 rebounds in 2 games since arriving in Boston
• Sam Hauser is just 4-20 from 3-point range over his last 3 games

Rotoworld Best Bet

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
 
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for tonight’s Bulls and Celtics’ game:

• Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
• Spread: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Celtics -12.5 ATS
• Total: Rotoworld Bet is recommending a play on the Game Total OVER 225.5

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