Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 10/22/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Cleveland Cavaliers are en route to United Center on Saturday where they will meet the Chicago Bulls.

The Cavaliers played the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 108-105 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 21 and the Raptors finished the game with 23 fouls. They converted 13 of 30 tries from distance. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 71.9% when shooting free throws by making 23 of 32 attempts. In addition, Toronto grabbed 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Toronto dished out 19 assists and had 15 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 41.9% from the floor on 36 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 19 of 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. Cleveland finished with a 49.4% FG percentage (38 of 77) and buried 10 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who had an impact for the matchup. Mitchell finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and totaled 9 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. He ended up scoring 31 points on 12 out of 21 shooting.

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Cleveland comes into this game with a mark of 0-1 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.0 fouls per game. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 38.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 25 dimes on the year, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.7% on 3-pointers (10 of 28) and 82.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 105.0 points per contest (24th in basketball) while going 49.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.0 fouls. They currently rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 19 surrendered on the campaign. The Cavaliers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.9% (36 of 86) and they relinquish 41.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 43.3% on 3-point shots and they are 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 116-108 when they faced the Heat. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Chicago permitted Miami to grab 46 in all (8 offensive). They finished 42.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 of 28 and finished the contest at 22 out of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Bulls allowed the Heat to knock down 37 of 80 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.3% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls went 41 out of 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Chicago made 13 of 36 tries (36.1%). They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. The Heat were called for 24 fouls for this game which got the Bulls to the free throw line for 28 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 12 steals in the matchup. The Bulls were able to corral 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the game.

DeMar DeRozan ended up being a factor for the Bulls for the contest. DeRozan tallied 37 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 9 dimes for the matchup. He converted 14 out of 22 for the game for a rate of 63.6%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the season. The Bulls have committed 26.0 fouls per contest and they go 75.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.0 times per game (17th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.0 times per contest. Chicago has totaled 116 points so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are shooting 44.1% from the field, which ranks 19th in the league.

The Chicago defense allows 42.9% on 3-pointers (12 of 28) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 21.0 dimes and 46.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 8th and 18th in the league. The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the NBA in points given up per game with 108.0. They have forced 19.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (19th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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