Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+7)

The Cleveland Cavaliers (22-15) welcome the Chicago Bulls (19-22) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday. Chicago is 7-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 232.

The Bulls faced off with the Spurs and earned the victory with a final of 122-116 in their last contest. Chicago ended the game having earned a 51.1% FG percentage (46 of 90) and made 15 of their 34 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 15 of their 20 shots for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 31 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 41.1% from the field on 39 out of 95 shooting. San Antonio recorded 26 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, San Antonio totaled 47 rebounds (12 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 8 rejections. San Antonio finished shooting 87.0% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 23 shots. They knocked down 18 out of their 46 shots from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Bulls left the arena with 18 and the Spurs racked up 19 fouls.

Nikola Vucevic is one guy who played a role for this contest. He walked away with 24 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and also snagged 16 rebounds. Vucevic finished the game shooting 58.8% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Chicago comes into this one with a win-loss record of 19-22 so far this season. They currently have an average of 110.6 points per outing (27th in basketball) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (489 of 1,352) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is collecting 43.4 boards per contest and has totaled 988 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They concede 36.6% on shots from distance and they rank 12th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.5). The Bulls defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,659 of 3,548) and they concede 44.8 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 28th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,127 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 111-102 against the Nets. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Brooklyn to grab 41 in total (9 offensive). They finished 29.6% from three-point range by going 8 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Cavaliers permitted the Nets to knock down 37 of their 82 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.1% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers went 32 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.0%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Cleveland buried 13 of 44 attempts (29.5%). They were able to knock down 34 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 79.1%. The Nets earned 29 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 43 attempts. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers collected 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 for this contest.

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers in this matchup. Mitchell accumulated 45 points in his 41 minutes of playing time and earned 6 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 15 out of 30 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 12 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 22-15 for the season. The Cavaliers are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.4 times per game (13th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest. Cleveland has scored 4,188 points for the year (113.2 per contest) and they pull down 44.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the league.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 111.3. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (5th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense gives up 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (444 of 1,240) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 24.3 dimes and 42.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 4th and 8th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-7)

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