Hiram Moreno
This New Year’s Eve, 18 of the 30 franchises that make up the NBA will see action, so if you have some free time during the holidays, what a better way to spend it than tuning in to the best basketball league in the world. One of the clashes that will take place on that day will be the Cavaliers vs Bulls, an encounter between Eastern Conference rivals located at opposite ends of the table.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Cavaliers vs Bulls NBA Regular Season Game on December 31, 2022.
- Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. .
- When: Saturday, December 31, 2022, 7:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Season record: 22-14
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ big preseason acquisition, Donovan Mitchell, has paid immediate dividends, as the player averages 28.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists, and he plays a key role in the team’s strong campaign, which currently sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and with a relatively comfortable lead over the teams that follow behind.
However, the Cavs may have relaxed a bit too much in recent games, as they arrive to this game on a negative streak of three consecutive losses, those being against the Raptors, the Nets and the Pacers, all conference rivals.
The main problem Cleveland had in that negative stretch was its defense, which has been the team’s standard bearer this season, allowing an average of 126 points during that span. This, coupled with their low points per game average of 111.5 , highlights what needs to be adjusted for the upcoming games .
Betting on the Chicago Bulls
- Regular Season Record: 15-19
The Chicago Bulls have been a really inconsistent team this NBA season, but they come into this Cavaliers vs Bulls game sitting in the last playoff spot, as there are five franchises that, at the moment, are worse than them in the Eastern Conference.
However, the closest one is barely half a game away, so achieving a win starts being fundamental if they want to stay in the privileged positions in their conference. Chicago knows this, and the team arrives to this game on a two-game winning streak, including one win against the Milwaukee Bucks by 119-113, in what has been one of the team’s best performances to date.
Even so, it is important to point out that one of those wins was attained last night, and although that will have kept their spirits high, fatigue could take its toll on them in this game.
JefeBet Prediction
While they won’t have to travel, fatigue could take its toll on the Bulls’ legs in this game, in which they will likely have to run a lot to find the holes against a Cleveland defense that ranks as the best in the league.
The Cavaliers have not been very solid in this regard recently, but what better opportunity to get back to their good play than against a Chicago squad that is ninth worst in the league in offensive rating with 114.3.
We will surely see a very physically demanding encounter with many faults. In addition, in five of the last seven away performances, the Cavs recorded less than 220 total points.
Prediction: Under
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