Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Cleveland Cavaliers (16-13) are hitting the road to United Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Chicago Bulls (13-17).

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-104 in their last game. Cleveland walked away from the contest having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (41 out of 87) and converted 17 out of their 44 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 5 of their 8 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 34 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the field on 47 of 86 shooting. New Orleans totaled 32 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, New Orleans grabbed 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 3 blocks. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 87.5% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 16 attempts. They knocked down 15 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 13 while the Pelicans totaled 15 personal fouls.

Dean Wade is someone who played a role in this matchup. Wade finished the contest at 63.6% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played for 26 mins played and pulled down 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Cleveland comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-13 for the season. They have an average of 112.1 pts per contest (23rd in the league) while connecting on 47.4% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.6% from downtown (361 of 1,013) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 43.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 751 dimes this year, which ranks 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.4 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers have forced 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.5 fouls. They concede 36.7% from 3-point land and they rank 11th in the league in PPG allowed (112.4). The Cavaliers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,177 of 2,548) and they concede 43.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 723 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 114-95 when they played the Spurs. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Chicago permitted San Antonio to grab 41 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from 3-point land by hitting 10 of 30 and ended up shooting 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). The Bulls permitted the Spurs to make 37 of 81 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.7% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls finished 49 out of 90 from the field which had them shooting 54.4%. When talking about three-point shots, Chicago converted 7 of 28 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a rate of 81.8%. The Spurs earned 11 fouls in this game which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Bulls recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game.

Coby White ended up having an impact for the Bulls for this contest. White tallied 22 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 5 assists for this game. He knocked down 10 of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Chicago has a mark of 13-17 for the year. As an offensive team, the Bulls are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 26th in the NBA. Chicago has totaled 3,314 points for the year (110.5 per game) and they pull in 42.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.7 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. The Bulls commit 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Chicago defense gives up 37.4% on 3-pointers (426 of 1,138) and their opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 27.5 assists and 44.7 boards every game, which ranks them 25th and 22nd in the NBA. The Bulls on defense are ranked 12th in basketball in points allowed per game with 112.5. They are able to force 15.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (17th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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