NBA Picks and Betting Tips: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12th November
NLB Staff
11.11.2024 13:39
Cavs vs the Bulls Prediction
Entering this matchup, the Cavaliers have remained the most dominant team in the league, while Chicago continues to make their mark as a pretty solid up-and-coming veteran roster. With this Cavs roster having won 11 straight games after knocking off the Brooklyn Nets, they will take on a Bulls roster that surprised Atlanta by 12 points. This matchup will occur on November 12th at 6:30 A.M. IST in Chicago, Illinois. Underneath are our betting tips, top player props, vital injuries, and key head-to-head trends to predict this matchup.
Cavs vs the Bulls Key Betting Tips & Predictions
1. Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Moneyline Pick
The money line for the Cavs in this game is at -321 and they should have an easy win against a Bulls squad. Having Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland as their backcourt, both of them should continue making plays by either scoring or passing while helping balance an attack with two key big-man. These big-men include Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, who Nikola Vucevic will have a tough time guarding himself. As the Bulls do have Coby White and Josh Giddey complementing each other’s games well in Chicago’s backcourt, Evan Mobley will have a much more efficient night scoring than Patrick Williams. Seeing this plus the amazing depth of the Cavaliers, the -321 money line looks perfect for them and should help them win their 8th win in the last 9 outings.
2. Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Point Spread Pick
With the spread being at -7.5 for the Cavaliers, they should control this matchup from start to finish. Having the ability of a guard like Donovan Mitchell to lead their team helps them keep the scoring high every night, while he is helped tremendously by the quickness and ability to drive off his counterpart Darius Garland. Having a matchup against an elite two-way player like Coby White, Mitchell is perfect for this as he is a more efficient version of that play style, while Garland can easily beat Giddey on the dribble. Another big key is that if the Bulls try sending a double with White getting Garland, it leaves a lot of room for Mitchell to continue knocking down high-level shots. Seeing this, the Cavs have a massive advantage at power forward as Evan Mobley gets to go up against a much smaller Patrick Williams. Mobley, whose offensive game has developed, will manage to get a ton of blocks in this game and be helped by Jarrett Allen who can completely outbody Nikola Vucevic. Although the Bulls return Zach Lavine, he won’t be at 100% health and end up being guarded by an elite wing defender such as Dean Wade. Seeing this, the -7.5 for the Cavaliers is great as they have an advantage on both sides of the court in this game and should continue their unbeaten streak.
3. Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Over/Under Pick (Total Points)
With the over/under for this game being at 215 points, both teams should have pretty high-scoring nights to contribute to it. Although the Cavaliers will have a much bigger percentage of it due to their elite backcourt that involves two of the best three-point shooters and ball handles in the league, plus a much-improving power forward. Having a center that is great at putting shots backup and one of the better 2nd string-scoring point guards, they will face another great PG/SG duo in Chicago. With their backcourt having great all-around shooters, their center should continue providing a great amount of offense as well. Seeing that their last matchup had 255 combined points, this game should be a little lower than that.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Top Player Props
Jarrett Allen over 11.5 rebounds at 1.75: As Jarett Allen continues to be one of the best rebounding centers in the league, he should have a ton this game due to his size advantage over Nikola Vucevic. Although Vucevic has had a great season, he will have to face someone like Evan Mobley who can get a lot of blocks that end up in Allen’s hands. With Allen himself being an elite defender in his own right, he should stop many of Vucevic’s layup opportunities and use his greatness on the offensive glass to fight for every board. Look at this, Jarrett Allen should have over his season-average 11.1 rebounds in this game.
Zach Lavine under 19.5 points: Although Zach Lavine tends to be a very high-scoring player, he is working back from an injury that took an extra number of games to return from. Seeing that alongside the fact he is going up against Dean Wade, with 1.1 steals, he will have a solid offensive night, but not something most people would tend to see from him. As Lavine is averaging 22.0 points per game this season, he will be a little under that in this game.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Injury News & Impact
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries: Seeing that the Cavaliers only have Max Strus, 12.2 points, and 4.8 rebounds, out due to his hip injury, they should continue being able to run with the same rotation that has made them so successful this season.
Chicago Bulls Injuries: As Chicago still has Lonzo Ball out due to his massive wrist injury, Josh Giddey will have to continue playing his expanded role. Also, Torrey Craig could potentially miss this matchup due to an illness and the Bulls hope to get him fully acclimated in a short time.
Cavs vs the Bulls Head-to-Head Trends
As the Cavaliers have owned this matchup for the most part in recent history, they should continue building on it and start another strong streak. Having a 7-game winning streak against Chicago, before losing last season, this group should be able to have a very dominating performance and win by a convincing 10+ points as they did in 2 of their previous 3 matchups. Seeing that they are 4-1 vs the Bulls against the spread, this game should be another one in which they can score points with ease and make it 5 straight over 100.
Betting Insights & Public Trends
As these two cross-state squads face, the Cavaliers are favored to beat Chicago by 77.8% of bettors.
Cavs vs the Bulls Final Prediction
With the Cavaliers having been on one of the hottest starts in NBA play today, they should continue their streak by going up against a much easier opponent in the Chicago Bulls. Trying to hit 12-0, this group will be led by Donovan Mitchell who has shown great poise as a scorer and rebounder this season. With the rebounding being a shocking aspect of his game, his defensive abilities have been key as well to stop many great shooting guards from finishing. As he is going up against Coby White, who should have some stops on him, Mitchell’s athletic frame will be too much for this young rising star to handle. Also with the fact that Josh Giddey could be in a mismatch with the ultra-athletic Darius Garland, the double team will help Mitchell run down the lane for easy layups. As Garland has also been very capable of hitting the three-ball, his ability to drive against bigger defenders like Giddey will help him hit corner shooters and great pieces in the paint. With Evan Mobley continuing to look like one of the best power forwards in the league, he will be alongside Jarrett Allen to control Nikola Vucevic’s offensive game. Even though Vucevic could spread the floor with his three-ball, it isn’t something that Evan Mobley will let happen due to his size. When going up for layups for fighting for rebounds, it will be a two-on-one that Cleveland should. In addition, Dean Wade’s defense should play a huge factor against the returning Zach Lavine. Given that Wade has a very similar size and Lavine will be a little slow getting into game form again, this battle could be one by Cleveland as well. The only way Chicago can keep this game close is if they handle Caris Levert and Sam Merill of the bench, while Ayo Dosomou can have a great scoring output.
Our prediction: The Cavaliers win and cover their -7.5 spread, while the score goes over 215 points.
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