Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction NBA Picks 11/15/24

The Chicago Bulls travel to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to battle the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Here’s a Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction. This article will include a Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Pick.

The Chicago Bulls have been doing it tough as they’ve lost five of their last seven games overall, but they will be eager to build some momentum after sneaking past the Knicks in a thrilling 124-123 road win on Wednesday. Zach LaVine led the team with 31 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists on 12 of 17 shooting, Coby White added 22 points, Nikola Vucevic tallied 19 points with 11 rebounds while Patrick Williams chipped in with 18 points on six of nine shooting. As a team, the Bulls shot 53 percent from the field and 14 of 36 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in trouble when they squandered an early 22-point lead, but in a game that could’ve gone either way, it was Coby White who drew a foul shooting a 3-point shot and made all three free throws to give the Bulls the lead with just 6.0 seconds left on the clock. 

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been the benchmark of the league as they are still undefeated and are now aiming for a 14th straight victory after beating the 76ers in a 114-106 road win on Wednesday. Darius Garland led the team with 25 points and six assists on 10 of 16 shooting, Donovan Mitchell added 23 points with 13 rebounds and nine assists while Evan Mobley chipped in with 14 points. As a team, the Cavaliers shot 49 percent from the field and 16 of 40 from the 3-point line as they got off to a sluggish start and found themselves trailing at halftime after scoring just 17 points in the second quarter. However, the Cavaliers came out of halftime with a sense of urgency and dominated the second half by 66-52 to keep their perfect record intact. 

Why the Cleveland Cavaliers will win

• The Cavaliers have won each of their last 15 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse against Central Division opponents that held a losing record.
• The Bulls have lost each of their last seven road games against Eastern Conference opponents after winning as underdogs.
• The Cavaliers have covered the spread in four of their last five games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse against Bulls teams that held a losing record.
• The Bulls have failed to cover the spread in 10 of their last 13 games after winning as underdogs.

The Bulls are still a little shorthanded with Lonzo Ball still ruled out, while the Cavaliers are still missing Sam Merrill and Max Strus. It is no surprise that the Cavaliers have opened as heavy favorites at home given that they’ve yet to stumble this season compared to the Bulls, who have really struggled to get going so far. I still have the Cavaliers undefeated after this game, but the Bulls would’ve taken plenty of confidence from their gritty win over the Knicks on Wednesday, and I think they can keep at least putting a scare in the Cavaliers late in the game.