Cleveland Cavaliers (38-28) vs. Chicago Bulls (40-26)
March 12, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls -2.5; Over/Under: +221
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls meet Saturday in NBA action at the United Center. The Cleveland Cavaliers need a win after losing six of their last nine games. The Chicago Bulls need a win after losing five of their last six games.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 106.9 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 103.5 points on 44.6 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 21 points and 8.2 assists, while Jarrett Allen is averaging 16.1 points and 10.8 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Kevin Love is grabbing 7.1 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75.8 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 112.5 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 111 points on 46.8 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 28.1 points and 5.1 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 24.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Coby White is dishing 2.9 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 81.4 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.9 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. The Bulls are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Cavaliers last 4 road games. The under is 6-1 in Bulls last 7 overall. The Cavaliers are 15-32 ATS in the last 47 meetings.
I know the Chicago Bulls have struggled a bit over the last month, but this line is confusing. The Cleveland Cavaliers look like a team that’s completely falling apart, they did nothing last night to inspire confidence, and they’re on the end of a back to back. The Chicago Bulls have the rest advantage, they’re at home, and the home team has won seven of the last nine meetings. I’ll gladly lay the bucket here.
