Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls odds, tips and betting trends | October 22
The Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) are traveling to face the Chicago Bulls (1-1) for a matchup of Central Division rivals at United Center, beginning at 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 22, 2022. It's the first matchup between the teams this season.
The Cavaliers are only a 1.5-point favorite against the Bulls when the Cavaliers and Bulls square off in a game projected to be a close matchup. The over/under for the matchup is 219.5.
Cavaliers vs. Bulls Betting Odds
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- Spread: Cleveland -1.5
- Total: 219.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -124, Chicago +104
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Cavaliers at Bulls odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Bulls (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU: Under (219.5)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 110 - Bulls 109
Moneyline
- Cleveland was the moneyline favorite 40 total times last season. It finished 29-11 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter last year, Cleveland finished with a record of 28-10 (73.7%).
- Cleveland has a 55.4% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
- Chicago was underdogs in 34 games last season and won eight (23.5%) of those contests.
- Chicago had a record of 7-22, a 24.1% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +104 or more by bookmakers last season.
- The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 49.0% chance of a victory for Chicago.
Against the spread
- Last year, the 107.8 points per game the Cavaliers averaged were just 4.2 fewer points than the Bulls allowed (112.0).
- Cleveland had a 22-7-1 record against the spread and a 21-9 record overall last season when scoring more than 112.0 points.
- Chicago had a 20-6 record against the spread and a 22-4 record overall last season when allowing fewer than 107.8 points.
- The Bulls' 111.6 points per game last year were 5.9 more points than the 105.7 the Cavaliers gave up.
- Chicago went 36-21-1 against the spread and 40-18 overall when it scored more than 105.7 points last season.
- Cleveland went 33-20-2 against the spread and 40-15 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 111.6 points.
- Last season, the Cavaliers were the league's 25th-ranked scoring team (107.8 PPG), while the Bulls were the 16th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (112.0) in NBA play.
- Chicago's squad was the 13th-ranked scoring team (111.6 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Cleveland ranked fifth in terms of allowing points per game (105.7).
- The Cavaliers totaled 174 more points than their opponents last season (2.1 per game on average), while the Bulls were out-scored by 32 total points (0.4 per game average differential).
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Over/Under
- Cleveland had an average implied point total of 110.5 last season, which is 0.5 points lower than its implied total in Saturday's game (111).
- Last season, Cleveland put up more than 111 points in a game 35 times.
- Chicago's average implied point total last season (113.6 points) is 4.6 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (109 points).
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How to watch Cavaliers vs. Bulls
- Game Day: Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI and BSOH
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Arena: United Center
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream:Watch on fuboTV!
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