Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cleveland Cavaliers (41-32) will compete against the Chicago Bulls (42-31) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday.

The Bulls played the Pelicans and went home with a loss by a final score of 126-109 in their last contest. Chicago finished with a 51.3% field goal percentage (40 out of 78) and made 14 of 34 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 15 of their 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 dimes in the matchup while forcing 2 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 49.4% from the field on 41 out of 83 shooting. New Orleans earned 43 dimes and had 23 steals in the matchup. On top of that, New Orleans pulled down 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 4 rejections. New Orleans finished the game at 94.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 32 of their 34 attempts. They converted 12 of 29 tries from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Bulls ended up with 24 while the Pelicans totaled 10 fouls.

Zach LaVine is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He racked up 39 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He played 40 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. LaVine ended up going 52.2% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Chicago enters this contest with a record of 42-31 this year. They have an average of 111.8 pts per contest (11th in the league) on 48.1% from the floor. The Bulls are hitting 37.3% on shots from distance (797 of 2,138) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 42.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,760 assists so far this season, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 17th in the league in points per game allowed (111.4). The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (3,011 of 6,396) and they concede 43.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 16th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,809 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-104 against the Raptors. The Cavaliers were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 for the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Raptors were called for 8 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a rate of 81.8%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Cleveland buried 12 out of their 30 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Cavaliers went 37 out of 79 from the floor which had them at 46.8%. The Cavaliers permitted the Raptors to convert 42 of their 89 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.2% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 43.2% from 3-point land by shooting 16 of 37 and finished the contest at 17 of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Toronto to collect 27 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Lauri Markkanen was important for the Cavaliers for this game. Markkanen earned 20 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist in the game. He made 6 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 41-32 so far this season. As an offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the NBA. Cleveland has accounted for 7,837 pts so far this season (107.4 per contest) and they snag 44.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per game (9th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per contest. The Cavaliers have committed 17.2 fouls per game and they go 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 104.8. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (7th in the league). The Cleveland defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (848 of 2,424) and their opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 23.8 dimes and 42.9 rebounds per game, which is 9th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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