The Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) travel in Central Division action against the Chicago Bulls (1-1) on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET. It’s the first matchup between these teams this season.
The Cavaliers face off against the Bulls in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight one. The Cavaliers are favored by just 1.5 points against the Bulls. The point total for the matchup is 216.5.
Cavaliers vs. Bulls Betting Odds
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- Spread: Cleveland -1.5
- Total: 216.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -123, Chicago +103
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Cavaliers at Bulls odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Bulls (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (216.5)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 110 – Bulls 109
- Cleveland won 29 of the 40 games it was favored on the moneyline last season (72.5%).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -123 or shorter last year, Cleveland had a record of 28-10 (73.7%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Cleveland’s implied win probability is 55.2%.
- Chicago won eight, or 23.5%, of the 34 games it played as underdogs last season.
- Last season, Chicago won seven of its 29 games, or 24.1%, when it was the underdog by at least +103 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 49.3% chance of a victory for Chicago.
- Last year, the Cavaliers recorded 107.8 points per game, only 4.2 fewer points than the 112.0 the Bulls allowed.
- When Cleveland scored more than 112.0 points last season, it went 22-7-1 against the spread and 21-9 overall.
- When Chicago gave up fewer than 107.8 points last season, it went 20-6 against the spread and 22-4 overall.
- The Bulls scored 5.9 more points per game last year (111.6) than the Cavaliers gave up (105.7).
- Chicago went 36-21-1 against the spread and 40-18 overall when it scored more than 105.7 points last season.
- Cleveland had an ATS record of 33-20-2 and a 40-15 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 111.6 points.
- Last season, the Cavaliers were the NBA’s 25th-ranked offense (107.8 PPG), while the Bulls ranked 16th in defensive points per game (112.0) in the league.
- The 13th-ranked scoring NBA team was Chicago a season ago (111.6 PPG), while the Cleveland squad was the fifth-ranked defense (105.7 PPG) in the league.
- The Cavaliers totaled 174 more points than their opponents last season (2.1 per game on average), while the Bulls were out-scored by 32 total points (0.4 per game average differential).