Basketball betting heats up on Thursday night in a nationally televised game on TNT between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls. The Cavaliers are favored in NBA betting odds in this game. Let’s take a look at this game between the Cavaliers and Bulls.
Basketball scheduling does not favor the Bulls in this matchup. Chicago has to play last night in Toronto while the Cavaliers are in the first half of a back-to-back as they are home against New Orleans tomorrow. Basketball betting history shows the teams have split their last ten meetings both straight up and against the basketball odds.
Basketball betting stats indicate that the teams have already played three times this season. The Cavaliers have won all three meetings including 106-97 at Chicago, covering the basketball odds. Cleveland also covered all three of those games against the basketball numbers. At Chicago, the Bulls have won three of the last five meetings overall.
Cleveland has been a basketball pointspread success both home and away this season. LeBron James has been superb, looking like an MVP candidate as NBA betting experts see it. Cleveland has been either first or second most dominant teams of the season in defense as basketball betting stats show.
Chicago has been up and down this season but they have been much better at home than on the road in terms of basketball . The Bulls are just outside the Top 10 in scoring as NBA betting stats demonstrate. The problem for Chicago is a weak defense that rarely can make enough stops for the Bulls to win games on a consistent basis.
Seven of the last ten meetings between the two teams have gone over the basketball betting total including the last there in a row. At Chicago, four of the last five games have gone over the basketball total.
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