The Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) travel in Central Division play 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 year.
The Cavaliers take on 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 over/under for the game is set at 220.5.
Cavaliers vs. Bulls Betting Odds
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- Spread: Cleveland -1.5
- Total: 220.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -126, Chicago +107
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Cavaliers at Bulls odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Bulls (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (220.5)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 110 – Bulls 109
Moneyline
- Cleveland was favored on the moneyline 40 total times last season. It went 29-11 in those games.
- Cleveland had a record of 27-10 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -126 or shorter last year (73%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Cleveland’s implied win probability is 55.8%.
- Last season, Chicago was the underdog 34 times and won eight, or 23.5%, of those games.
- Last season, Chicago won seven of its 28 games, or 25%, when it was the underdog by at least +107 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.3% chance of a victory for Chicago.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Cavaliers averaged only 4.2 fewer points per game (107.8) than the Bulls gave up (112).
- Cleveland went 22-7-1 against the spread and 21-9 overall last season when scoring more than 112 points.
- Chicago went 20-6 against the spread and 22-4 overall last season when giving up fewer than 107.8 points.
- The Bulls’ 111.6 points per game last year were 5.9 more points than the 105.7 the Cavaliers gave up to opponents.
- Chicago put together a 36-21-1 ATS record and a 40-18 overall record last season in games it scored more than 105.7 points.
- Cleveland went 33-20-2 against the spread and 40-15 overall last season when it allowed fewer than 111.6 points.
- Last season, the Cavaliers were at the 25th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (107.8 PPG), while the Bulls allowed the 16th-fewest points per game (112) in the league.
- Chicago’s squad was the 13th-ranked scoring team (111.6 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Cleveland ranked fifth in terms of allowing points per game (105.7).
- The Cavaliers out-scored their opponents by a total of 174 points last season (2.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Bulls out-scored them by 32 more points on the year (0.4 per game).
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Over/Under
- Cleveland’s average implied point total last season was 0.5 fewer points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (110.5 implied points on average compared to 111 implied points in this game).
- Last season, Cleveland totaled more than 111 points in a game 35 times.
- Chicago’s average implied point total last season (113.6 points) is 3.6 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (110 points).
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How to watch Cavaliers vs. Bulls
- Game Day: Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI and BSOH
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Arena: United Center
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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