Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Chicago Bulls (24-37) will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (50-10) at United Center on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Trail Blazers and earned the victory with a final of 133-129 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 27 while the Trail Blazers finished the game with 26 fouls. They also made 14 of their 40 tries from 3-point range. Portland ended up going 88.6% from the charity stripe by converting 31 of 35 attempts. In addition, Portland totaled 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Portland distributed 25 assists and had 8 steals for the game. When talking about defending, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 43.8% from the floor on 42 out of 96 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 12 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 47 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 30 of their 35 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Cleveland finished the contest with a 43.3% FG percentage (42 of 97) and converted 19 out of their 46 3-pointers.

De'Andre Hunter is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He had 32 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Hunter shot 53.3% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Cleveland will enter this matchup with a record of 50-10 on the season. They are averaging 123.1 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while hitting 49.7% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 39.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (974 of 2,467) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is pulling down 45.3 boards per contest and has racked up 1,731 dimes this year, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.6 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They give up 36.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 11th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.6). The Cavaliers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.3% (2,458 of 5,421) and they concede 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,519 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-112 when they faced the Pacers. In relation to rebounding, Chicago allowed Indiana to pull down 36 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 43.2% from 3-point land by shooting 19 of 44 and finished the game at 12 out of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Bulls permitted the Pacers to convert 48 out of their 87 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.2% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bulls went 44 for 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. Concerning 3-point shots, Chicago knocked down 10 of their 33 tries (30.3%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.8%. The Pacers committed 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 18 shots. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Bulls were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this contest.

Coby White ended up having an impact for the Bulls in this contest. He made 10 out of 18 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 7 rebounds. White earned 26 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 24-37 this season. The Bulls are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per game while shooting 80.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.8 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. Chicago has accounted for 7,104 points this year (116.5 per game) and they pull in 45.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is 16th in the NBA.

The Chicago defense gives up 34.6% from downtown (835 of 2,411) and their opponents are making 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 29.2 assists and 46.9 boards per game, which is 29th and 29th in the NBA. The Bulls are ranked 29th in the NBA in PPG given up with 120.4. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (22nd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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