Bulls vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to charge into the NBA Playoff frenzy as the underdog Chicago Bulls stampede into the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, aiming to topple the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers in what promises to be a clash of titanic proportions! With the first round serving up a smorgasbord of blowouts, tonight’s showdown at 08:30 PM EST is poised to dial up the drama. The Cavaliers, cruising at the top of the Eastern Conference, look to continue their perfect streak, while the Bulls, hungry for a major upset, are ready to shake up the standings. It’s a high-stakes battle with the over/under tantalizingly set, and both teams fresh off thrilling victories. So, as the Bulls try to corral the Cavaliers, let’s see if they can truly take the bull by the horns in Cleveland tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 15, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+375	-525	236.5	10.5/-10.5
Recent	+390	-550	238.0	10.5/-10.5
Difference	+15	-25	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

23W-23L

20.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

10W-0L

HOME

31W-13L

79.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/11/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	33	28	24	00	119	Under
11/11/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	31	26	21	00	113	Under
02/28/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	21	28	22	128	123	Over
02/28/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	23	29	26	25	1217	132	Over
02/14/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	17	27	29	00	105	Under
02/14/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	18	28	37	00	108	Under
01/15/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	21	25	31	14	00	91	Under
01/15/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	40	20	20	29	00	109	Under
12/23/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	25	25	27	00	109	Under
12/23/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	26	16	23	00	95	Under
02/11/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	20	25	15	00	89	Under
02/11/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	14	29	28	00	97	Under
01/02/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	34	31	31	34	40	134	Over
01/02/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	20	44	39	150	145	Over
12/31/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	32	24	19	00	103	Under
12/31/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	25	22	25	00	102	Under
10/22/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	36	23	35	00	128	Under
10/22/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	29	25	17	00	96	Under
03/26/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	25	22	23	00	98	Under
03/26/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	16	19	28	31	00	94	Under
03/12/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	20	24	25	00	91	Under
03/12/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	29	24	24	00	101	Under
01/19/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	20	29	26	00	104	Under
01/19/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	34	29	30	00	117	Under
12/08/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	19	23	26	00	92	Under
12/08/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	23	30	33	00	115	Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/13	vs NYK	124-123W	40	31	18	82
11/11	@ CLE	113-119L	51	26	20	87
11/09	vs ATL	125-113W	47	30	17	92
11/07	@ MIN	119-135L	33	30	13	88
11/06	vs DAL	99-119L	51	25	22	86
11/01	vs BRO	112-120L	44	24	16	88
10/30	@ ORL	102-99W	54	23	14	84
10/28	vs MEM	126-123W	50	36	9	100
10/26	@ OKL	95-114L	61	23	26	92
10/25	vs MIL	133-122W	46	30	9	96

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/13	vs PHI	114-106W	46	25	11	85
11/11	vs CHI	119-113W	43	26	8	97
11/09	@ BRO	105-100W	33	24	14	74
11/08	@ GSW	136-117W	43	33	19	85
11/06	vs NOP	131-122W	46	33	11	96
11/01	@ ORL	120-109W	49	25	12	87
10/30	@ LAL	134-110W	36	37	12	97
10/28	vs NYK	110-104W	41	21	13	82
10/26	vs WAS	135-116W	48	27	16	88
10/25	@ DET	113-101W	39	28	12	82

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	36.0	30.6	29.7	93%	31.3
Zach LaVine SF	38.0	36.8	35.3	93%	36.4
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	37.4	38.5	100%	38.9
Coby White SG	36.0	33.8	32.1	100%	31.8
Patrick Williams PF GTD	25.0	26.8	21.5	90%	22.5

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	35.0	27.1	34.7	100%	35.1
Darius Garland PG	37.0	37.2	32.9	100%	33.4
Donovan Mitchell SG	40.0	42.9	40.5	100%	40.8
Evan Mobley PF	38.0	36.5	35.9	100%	36.3
Isaac Okoro SF	13.0	15.1	11.6	50%	13.6

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.8pts, 4.2reb, 1.6ast, 27.3 minutes. Last game: 11/13/24. Impact: 4.0
Talen Horton-Tucker (SF): Avg: 9.4pts, 2.3reb, 3.2ast, 18.4 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 2.1
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.6 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 1.6
Chris Duarte (SG): Avg: 3.9pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 11.5 minutes. Last game: 11/07/24. Impact: 0.8
Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 3.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.1ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 1.5

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Sam Merrill (SG): Avg: 7.0pts, 1.8reb, 1.6ast, 17.0 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 1.8
Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 2.0reb, 2.0ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 1.9
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 3.0reb, 1.0ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.8
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	12.5	14.6	+2.1	40%	50%	40%	40%	CLE	-1.1	#6
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	13.5	15.3	+1.8	20%	50%	67%	67%	CHI	+0.8	#18
Coby White	CHI	Reb	3.5	4.5	+1.0	40%	50%	47%	47%	CLE	-0.6	#7
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Reb	9.5	10.5	+1.0	60%	70%	67%	67%	CLE	-0.8	#7