Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 11/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, November 11, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Chicago Bulls (3-6) will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (9-0) at United Center on Monday.

The Cavaliers faced the Pelicans and went home with a win by a final score of 131-122 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 21 while the Pelicans finished the game with 14 fouls. They also knocked down 13 of 27 shots from three-point range. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 89.3% when shooting free throws by converting 25 of 28 attempts. In addition, New Orleans totaled 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 10 blocked shots. New Orleans recorded 21 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the floor on 42 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 33 dimes for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 46 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Cleveland ended the game with a 54.2% FG percentage (52 of 96) and made 17 of their 35 shots from downtown.

Donovan Mitchell is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. Mitchell finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He totaled 29 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Cleveland will play this contest with a win-loss record of 9-0 this year. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 42.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 259 assists on the campaign, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are hitting 42.1% on three-point shots (138 of 328) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 123.2 pts per contest (1st in the NBA) while hitting 52.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Cavaliers have forced 16.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They surrender 38.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 11th in the league in opponents PPG (110.6). The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (357 of 783) and they relinquish 41.3 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 210 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bulls went home defeated by a final of 135-119 when they played the Timberwolves. With respect to rebounding, Chicago permitted Minnesota to get 40 overall (10 offensive). They finished 42.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 16 out of 38 and ended up going 17 out of 17 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Bulls allowed the Timberwolves to make 51 out of 94 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 54.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulls finished the game shooting 47 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.4%. With respect to 3-pointers, Chicago buried 15 of 36 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 10 of them for a clip of 66.7%. The Timberwolves committed 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They gave up possession 13 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Bulls were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup.

Nikola Vucevic was important for the Bulls for the game. He knocked down 11 out of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 73.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Vucevic racked up 25 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in the matchup.

Chicago has a mark of 3-6 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks 22nd in the league. Chicago has accounted for 1,023 points for the campaign (113.7 per contest) and they average 46.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.1 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.8 times per game. The Bulls are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls every game and they go 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Bulls are ranked 27th in the league in points allowed per game with 121.1. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (25th in the league). The Chicago defense allows 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (115 of 354) and opponents are making 80.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 29.7 dimes and 47.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 29th and 27th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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