Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/17/2021

Collin Sexton's Cleveland Cavaliers (20-35) are only 1.5-point underdogs in Saturday's game against Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls (22-33). A 212-point over/under is set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-CHI

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Bulls vs. Cavaliers Betting Data

Bulls Betting Data

• Chicago covered the spread more often than not this season, going 28-26-1 against the spread.
• When they play as at least 1.5-point favorites, the Bulls have a record ATS of 8-10-1.
• Chicago has hit the over the majority of the time, in 28 of 55 games (50.9%).

Cavaliers Betting Data

• Cleveland has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 23-32.
• When the Cavaliers are at least 1.5-point underdogs, they're 2-4 against the spread.
• Cleveland has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 24 of 55 contests.

Point Total Insights

• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over on Saturday's 212 total in 43 out of 55 games (78.2%) this year.
• 33 Cleveland games this year (60% of its matchups) finished with a final total higher than Saturday's point total of 212 points.
• The Bulls average 112.3 points per game against the Cavaliers' 103.9, totaling 4.2 points over the contest's over/under of 212.
• The 224.9 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 12.9 more than the 212 total in this contest.
• On average, the Bulls have seen a 226.1 over/under in their games this season, 14.1 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Cavaliers' games have a total points bet of 215 points this season, three points more than the over/under for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Cleveland has a 6-4 record in games against Chicago, while the Cavaliers are also 3-2 against the spread when playing the Bulls.

Bulls Players to Watch

• LaVine leads the Bulls in scoring, tallying 27.5 points per game to go with 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists.
• Nikola Vucevic leads Chicago in rebounding, averaging 11.4 per game, while Tomas Satoransky leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 5.1 in each contest.
• LaVine makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bulls, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.4 per contest.
• Thaddeus Young and Daniel Theis lead Chicago on the defensive end, with Young leading the team in steals averaging 1.1 per game and Theis in blocks averaging 0.9 per contest.

Cavaliers Players to Watch

• Sexton scores 24.2 points per game to be the top scorer for the Cavaliers.
• Jarrett Allen has a stat line of 10.0 rebounds, 13.2 points and 1.7 assists per game for Cleveland to take the top rebound spot on the team. Darius Garland holds the top spot for assists with 5.9 per game, adding 17.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per matchup.
• Kevin Love is the most prolific from distance for the Cavaliers, hitting 2.1 threes per game.
• Cleveland's leader in steals is Larry Nance Jr. with 1.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Allen with 1.7 per game.

Injury Report

Bulls: Zach LaVine: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Tomas Satoransky: Day To Day (Back)

Cavaliers: Damyean Dotson: Day To Day (Knee), Dylan Windler: Day To Day (Knee)