Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 10/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, October 26, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (1-1) welcome the Chicago Bulls (1-2) at TD Garden on Monday.

The Bulls played the Wizards and went home with a loss by a final score of 124-120 in their last game. Chicago finished having earned a 43.0% field goal percentage (40 of 93) and knocked down 12 out of their 43 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 28 of 30 attempts for a rate of 93.3%. In terms of rebounding, they earned a total of 44 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 47.9% from the field on 45 of 94 shooting. Washington recorded 28 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Furthermore, Washington collected 48 boards (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 1 block. Washington walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 24 of their 28 tries. They made 10 of their 33 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 22 and the Wizards accounted for 22 fouls.

Caleb Wilson is one player who was a contributor in this contest. Wilson went 41.7% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes and grabbed 14 rebounds. He accumulated 30 points on 10 out of 24 shooting.

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Chicago will play this contest with a mark of 1-2 for the year. They turn the ball over 17.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 25.3 fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is collecting 48.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 70 dimes this year, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are connecting on 22.6% from downtown (28 of 124) and 84.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.7 pts per contest (15th in the league) while hitting 40.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 25.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 29th in the league in points per game allowed (128.0). The Bulls are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (135 of 284) and they concede 47.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 29th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 88 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 107-103 when they faced the Knicks. The Celtics recorded 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this contest. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Knicks earned 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding three-point shots, Boston buried 15 out of their 39 tries (38.5%). When all was said and done, the Celtics went 40 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0%. The Celtics allowed the Knicks to make 36 of their 80 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.0% in this matchup. They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 16 of 40 and finished the contest at 15 of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). In relation to rebounding, Boston permitted New York to grab 44 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics in the game. Tatum scored 36 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 dimes in this matchup. He made 14 out of 26 for the matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 1-1 so far this season. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks 17th in the NBA. Boston has accumulated 220 pts so far this year (110.0 per game) and they grab 38.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per game (11th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 24.0 fouls per game while shooting 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense gives up 38.8% on 3-point attempts (31 of 80) and their opposition knocks down 81.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.0 dimes and 46.5 total boards per game, which ranks 19th and 20th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.0. They have forced 17.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the field (13th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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