Chicago Bulls (42-31) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (41-32)
March 26, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Cavaliers -1; Over/Under: +219
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The Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Saturday in NBA action at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Chicago Bulls need a win after losing five of their last six games. The Cleveland Cavaliers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 111.8 points on 48.1 percent shooting and allowing 111.4 points on 47.1 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 27.6 points and 5 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 24.8 points and 4.7 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Coby White is dishing 3 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 107.4 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 104.8 points on 45 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 21.4 points and 8.6 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 7.3 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 76.1 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game.
The Bulls are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 road games and 2-11 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Cavaliers are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 8-2 in Bulls last 10 overall. The over is 6-0 in Cavaliers last 6 overall. The Bulls are 20-7 ATS in the last 27 meetings in Cleveland and 33-15 ATS in the last 48 meetings.
The Chicago Bulls are ice-cold at the moment, which includes losing their last five games by an average of 14.6 points, and they’ve been downright awful against the number on the road this year. The Cleveland Cavaliers have issues of their own and aren’t the same team they were earlier in the season, but at least they’re at home here, where they win by an average of 4.8 points. Toss up game, give me the Cavs at home.
