Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/17/21
2021-04-17 20:00:00 EDT
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls meet Saturday in NBA action at the United Center.
The Cleveland Cavaliers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 103.9 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 111.1 points on 48 percent shooting. Collin Sexton is averaging 24.2 points and 2.8 rebounds while Darius Garland is averaging 17 points and 5.9 assists. Jarrett Allen is the third double-digit scorer and Cedi Osman is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 38.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.6 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls need a win here to snap a five-game losing streak. The Chicago Bulls are averaging 112.2 points on 47.9 percent shooting and allowing 113.6 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Zach LaVine is averaging 27.5 points and 5.1 assists while Nikola Vucevic is averaging 22.5 points and 9.8 rebounds. Lauri Markkanen is the third double-digit scorer and Coby White is dishing 4.4 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 80.1 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are 24-49-1 ATS in their last 74 games playing on 1 days rest and 7-15 ATS in their last 22 road games. The Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Cavaliers last 7 overall. The over is 4-1 in Bulls last 5 overall. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Chicago and 6-14 ATS in the last 20 meetings.
The Chicago Bulls aren’t playing good basketball right now to say the least with five straight losses and being on the end of a back to back doesn’t help. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers have issues of their own, and that includes losing by an average of 9.5 points on the road and 8.3 points in the underdog role. If there was a game for the Bulls to win and stop the bleeding, it would be this one. I’ll lay the bucket with the Bulls at home.
