The Chicago Bulls (35-39) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (47-26) in an Eastern Conference match up that will take place at the United Center in Chicago, IL at 8 PM ET. The Cavaliers are the 5.5-point road favorite with the total sitting at 210.5.
The Cavaliers were blown out in their last game losing to the San Antonio Spurs 103-74 on the road where LeBron James was the high scorer going for only 17 points on 7/17 shooting and he missed all three of his 3-pointers. Kawhi Leonard was the high scorer for the Spurs with 25 points and while he missed all seven of his 3-pointers he was 11/21 from the floor overall. The Cavs have lost two in a row and three of their last four games and they have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games, including their last two, to fall to 32-38 ATS on the season. The total for the Spurs game went under while their previous four games had gone over and for the season Cleveland has an O/U record of 41-31-1.
In their last game the Bulls were on the road and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-94 where Nikola Mirotic was the high scorer for Chicago going for 28 points and he also grabbed eight boards. For Milwaukee Giannis Antetokounmpo led the team with 22 points and he also had eight rebounds. The Bulls have won two of their last three games and they have covered the spread in five of their last six games to bring their ATS record for the season to 37-37. Chicago has an O/U record of 30-43-1 for the season, but their last four games have all gone over.
This season the Cavaliers are 19-18 on the road and on offense they rank 4th in the league in ppg, 2nd in 3-pt FG%, and 23rd in free throw percentage. On defense they rank 21st in ppg allowed, 21st in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 21st in free-throw percentage allowed.
The Bulls are 21-16 at home this season and rank tied for 25th in ppg, 27th in 3-pt FG%, and 8th in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball Chicago ranks 8th in ppg allowed, 13th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 12th in free-throw percentage allowed.
The Bulls have won all three games facing the Cavaliers this season and the last matchup was in Cleveland on February 25th where Chicago won 117-99, covered the spread as a 6-point underdog, and the total went over.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls Betting Trends
- The Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- The Cavaliers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- The Bulls are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- The Bulls are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games against the Cavaliers.
Public Money Consensus
In this NBA matchup between Cleveland and Chicago have the public leaning heavily to the Cavs minus the 5.5 points with 78%. The over/under bettors are betting definitively that this game will go over the posted total line of 211.5 with 83% on board.
