The Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 01.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 00:00 UK;
Venue – United Center (20.917);
City – Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Bulls – 2.55.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 227 – 1.678.
There has been progress in the Bulls’ actions. They are performing much better now. Victories over the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons should give them even more confidence in their own abilities. It is likely that Billy Donovan’s team will be able to continue their successful streak, as the visitors will be without some players.
In four of Cleveland’s last five road games, the 228.5-point mark has not been broken. Right now, Bickerstaff’s men are focusing too much on defense. We think they will be able to quell the home team’s offensive fervour.
The Chicago Bulls lost only one game in their last six, which was against the Houston Rockets (118-133). In the other games, the advantage for the Bulls was more than evident.
In the last game against the Detroit Pistons, Zach LaVine was the team’s leading scorer with 43 points.
So far this season, the Bulls have 16 wins and 19 losses after 35 games played and are in 10th position in their conference.
The Bulls have lost only one game in their last four face-offs against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In four of the last five head-to-head meetings since the 2021-22 regular season, the Bulls have only managed to score more than 101 points once.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a black streak and three defeats in a row. Their last win was over the Milwaukee Bucks (114-106), but that was ten days ago.
In their last game against the Indiana Pacers, Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with 28 points. Jarrett Allen had 19 points and 14 rebounds.
J.B. Bickerstaff’s team currently has 22 wins and 14 losses in 36 games played and ranks fourth in the East. The upcoming game against the Chicago Bulls at home does not bode well for the visitors.
The Cavaliers have scored at least 114 points in four of the last five meetings.
The Cavaliers are a top-1 team in defensive rating both at home (105.3) and away (107.5).
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Chicago Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu – Zach LaVine – DeMar DeRozan – Patrick Williams – Nikola Vucevic.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland – Lamar Stevens – Donovan Mitchell – Evan Mobley – Jarrett Allen.
Lonzo Ball (Out) and Derrick Jones Jr. (Out) are listed as injured for the Chicago Bulls.
Dean Wade (Out), Dylan Windler (Out), Ricky Rubio (Out), Darius Garland (Day-to-day) and Robin Lopez (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The fixture will be played at United Center (20.917) in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 1st of December, 2023, at 00:00 UK Time.
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