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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: United Center — Chicago, IL

Article updated Dec 30, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Cleveland is on the road playing Chicago at the United Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Cleveland -4.5 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Cleveland is on the road playing Chicago at the United Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Cleveland -4.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Cleveland -1.

Cleveland Highlights

With a power ranking of 7, Cleveland is ranked #23 in offense (scoring an average of 111.47 per game), #1 in defense (allowing an average of 106.28 points to be scored against them per game) and are 22-14 (18-16-2 ATS) this season.

Chicago Highlights

Chicago Bulls has a power ranking of 29 and are #16 for offense (scoring an average of 113.56 per game), #18 for defense (giving up an average of 106.28 points per game) and 16-19 (17-17-1 ATS) overall. Cleveland went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CLE 110.75, CHI 112.75. 52% of SportsJaw predicts Chicago Bulls to cover. OddsShark predicts Cleveland will win, chicago will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Cavaliers 123 to Bulls 108.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Cavaliers 123 to Bulls 108.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Cavaliers vs Bulls archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Cavaliers vs Bulls matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers-160 → -117Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago Bulls+150 → +100Moved
  • Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers-4.5 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Chicago Bulls+4.5 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over225 (-110) → 223.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under225 (-110) → 223.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Cleveland Cavaliers
2-1 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago Bulls
1-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-30T19:14:12.116Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Chicago Bulls 103-102

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Chicago Bulls 103-102 on December 31, 2022, a 1-point decision in the series. Cleveland Cavaliers' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 32-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Cleveland Cavaliers -1 (-110) spread, the spread pushed, while the 205 combined points finished under the recorded total of 223.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • StevehSpread · Chicago Bulls +4.5 (-110)Win
  • BjenkinsSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -4 (-110)Loss
  • Roderick806Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers -4 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Chicago Bulls +2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 224 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Chicago Bulls +2.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 224 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Chicago Bulls +2.5 (-110)Win