Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/8/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-12) will compete against the Chicago Bulls (17-8) on Wednesday.

The Bulls took the court against the Nuggets and went home with a win by a final score of 109-97 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Bulls finished with 15 and the Nuggets finished the game with 9 fouls. They converted 11 of their 32 tries from downtown. Denver finished shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 15 shots. Moreover, Denver grabbed 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Denver dished out 51 dimes and had 30 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 39.2% from the floor on 38 of 97 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 2 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 55 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 14 of 20 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Chicago finished the game having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (41 out of 91) and made 13 of their 35 shots from 3-point land.

Zach LaVine is a guy who was important in this contest. He ended up scoring 32 points on 13 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. LaVine ended up shooting 56.5% from the field and totaled 8 dimes.

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Chicago will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 17-8 on the season. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per game and has 585 assists for the season, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 36.9% on shots from downtown (273 of 740) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 109.6 points per game (10th in the NBA) while hitting 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls have forced 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They surrender 35.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 7th in basketball in opponents points per game (104.8). The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (959 of 2,169) and they concede 44.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 9th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 546 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers went home defeated by a final of 112-104 when they played the Bucks. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Cleveland allowed Milwaukee to collect 45 in total (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 40.6% from distance by hitting 13 of 32 and ended up going 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Cavaliers permitted the Bucks to convert 40 of their 86 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.5% for the game. When all was said and done, the Cavaliers shot 35 for 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.9%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Cleveland converted 15 of their 46 attempts (32.6%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 95.0%. The Bucks had 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Cavaliers were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this matchup.

Jarrett Allen pitched in for the Cavaliers for this game. Allen earned 25 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 10 of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and added 9 rebounds.

Cleveland has a mark of 13-12 this year. The Cavaliers commit 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.4 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.8 times per game. Cleveland has earned 2,614 points this year (104.6 per game) and they collect 45.1 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the league.

The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 102.4. They have forced 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Cleveland defense allows 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (278 of 826) and opponents are converting on 77.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.0 assists and 43.3 boards per game, ranking them 19th and 8th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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