Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+3)

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Chicago Bulls at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday. Cleveland is 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 234.

The Bulls took the court against the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 116-105 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bulls left the arena with 16 and the Nets accumulated 20 fouls. They also knocked down 17 of their 44 attempts from distance. Brooklyn finished shooting 84.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 25 tries. On top of that, Brooklyn totaled 49 boards (11 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Brooklyn doled out 26 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the field on 39 out of 91 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bulls buried 16 of their 21 shots for a rate of 76.2%. Chicago finished having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (42 out of 91) and made 5 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Zach LaVine is one guy who played a role for this game. He finished with 38 points on 16 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and collected 1 rebound. LaVine walked away from this one shooting 64.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Chicago will enter this matchup with a mark of 26-29 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 42.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,338 assists on the year, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (576 of 1,589) and 81.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.2 points per contest (18th in basketball) while shooting 49.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,427 relinquished this season. The Bulls defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (2,281 of 4,848) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 35.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 16th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.9).

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 113-85 when they played the Pistons. The Cavaliers corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Pistons had 21 personal fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a clip of 84.0%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland knocked down 6 of 26 attempts (23.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers shot 43 for 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. The Cavaliers permitted the Pistons to convert 30 out of 81 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 37.0% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from distance by shooting 8 of 32 and finished the game at 17 of 18 at the free throw line (94.4%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Cleveland permitted Detroit to collect 32 in total (9 offensive).

Jarrett Allen pitched in for the Cavaliers for this game. He made 9 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 16 rebounds. Allen totaled 20 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 35-22 on the season. The Cavaliers have committed 18.7 fouls per contest and they hit 77.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.9 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest. Cleveland has earned 6,373 pts for the year (111.8 per game) and they pull down 42.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are shooting 48.7% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in the league.

The Cleveland defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point attempts (653 of 1,788) and their opponents are knocking down 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 22.6 assists and 40.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 1st and 1st in the league. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 106.2. They have forced 15.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (5th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-3)

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