Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/10/21

The Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Sunday in NBA preseason action at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Chicago Bulls look for another win to improve to 3-0 in preseason play. The Cleveland Cavaliers look for a win to get to a .500 record in preseason action.

The Chicago Bulls have won five straight preseason games. The Chicago Bulls are averaging 126 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 90 points on 34.5 percent shooting. Zach LaVine is averaging 23 points and three assists, while Lonzo Ball is averaging 13.5 points and five rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and DeMar DeRozan is dishing three assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 38.9 percent from beyond the arc and 75.7 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 25 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.5 rebounds per game.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost four of their last seven preseason games. The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 98 points on 40.7 percent shooting and allowing 112 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Collin Sexton is averaging 14.3 points and 2.3 rebounds, while Lauri Markkanen is averaging 11.7 points and five rebounds. Darius Garland is the third double-digit scorer and Ricky Rubio is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 72.6 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 37.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.7 rebounds per game.

The Chicago Bulls may start to ease up on playing their key guys so much, but there’s no doubt they’ve been arguably the most impressive team in preseason play. The Bulls have also won five straight preseason games overall, and that includes a blowout win a few days ago against these Cavaliers. The Cleveland Cavaliers are a young team that should probably be better in the preseason, but they’ve been dominated at both ends of the floor through two games. Give me the Bulls.