The Chicago Bulls are 10-4 straight-up and against the spread over their last 14 games against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but have dropped each of their last two games when these two teams have played. The Bulls will try to pick up a win at home Thursday night as they host the Cavaliers in the final game before the NBA All-Star break.
Cavaliers vs. Bulls betting odds and preview
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be looking to stay hot heading into the All-Star break with a road win at Chicago.
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Chicago vs. Cleveland has been listed as a pick’em at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. But with the way that Cleveland has been playing of late, it is hard to pass up the Cavaliers with the spread as a pick’em.
The Bulls played their way to a strong start to the season at 25-10 SU, but hit a month-long slump in January that saw the team go 5-10 SU and 6-9 ATS over a 15-game stretch. But with three straight wins, the Bulls enter Thursday’s betting matchup against Cleveland with some momentum and would love to pick up a win against a quality opponent heading into the All-Star break. Chicago will be coming off a day of rest with no travel, whereas Cleveland played on Wednesday night at home against the Heat.
The Cavaliers have been steamrolling their opposition since the middle of January, stringing together a record of 14-1 SU and 12-3 ATS over their last 15 games since going through an 0-6 SU and ATS back at the start of January. Kevin Love left Wednesday night’s game with an eye injury, and his status for Thursday night’s game will be reevaluated before game time.
Thursday night’s total is set at 201.5 points on the NBA betting lines. The UNDER is 7-3 in Cleveland’s last 10 games, 5-0 over Chicago’s last five games and 3-1 in the last four meetings between these two teams.
Coming into the year, Cleveland was expected to be one of the top teams in the NBA and a serious title contender. The Cavs didn’t play like a contender in getting off to a 19-20 SU start, but they certainly look like one now. Chicago does have home court advantage and the fresher legs in this one, but Cleveland has shown no signs of slowing down in recent weeks.
