Cleveland Cavaliers (27-18) vs. Chicago Bulls (27-15)
January 19, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls +1; Over/Under: 218.5
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls meet Wednesday in NBA action at the United Center. The Cleveland Cavaliers look to build on their five-game winning streak. The Chicago Bulls look to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 107.6 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 102.5 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 19.7 points and 7.9 assists, while Jarrett Allen is averaging 16.6 points and 10.9 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Kevin Love is grabbing 7.1 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 111 points on 47.4 percent shooting and allowing 109 points on 46.1 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 25.6 points and 4.8 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 24.9 points and 4.8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Lonzo Ball is dishing 5.1 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 81.2 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.6 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are 13-6-1 ATS in their last 20 road games and 19-7-2 ATS in their last 28 games overall. The Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Cavaliers last 7 road games. The over is 3-0-1 in Bulls last 4 overall. The Cavaliers are 15-31 ATS in the last 46 meetings.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a physical squad that gets after it defensively and has seen six of their last eight games go under the total. The Chicago Bulls are missing some key players due to injury and aren’t playing to their potential over the last week. The under has hit in four of the last five meetings between the Cavs and Bulls. I’m going to lean toward the under in this spot.
