Bulls again with defensive problems?

The Chicago Bulls welcome the in-form Cleveland Cavaliers to their home United Center on 20/01/2022 from 02:00. The home side are in first place in the East, but their performances have fallen off recently.

Chicago Bulls – Statistics & current form

Chicago still sit at the top of the table in the Eastern Conference, but the lead over the chasers like Miami or Brooklyn is melting away: The Bulls haven’t won in four rounds now!

Admittedly, the schedule has been tough lately, since with the exception of Boston, it was exclusively against top teams like the Nets in the East or the Warriors and Grizzlies in the West. Against this backdrop and the absence of LaVine, the dry spell can certainly be explained.

However, the home side still has to accept the reproach of a poor defence. The hosts have always allowed at least 112 points to their opponents in the past four defeats and have even averaged 120.3!

Cleveland Cavaliers – Statistics & current form

The Cavs are becoming more and more of a surprise in the East: They have climbed up to fourth place in the standings. In addition, they have only won five rounds of games.

Most recently, even the Nets were beaten, although they are currently without Kevin Durant, the NBA’s best scorer. On the other hand, it was already the second success in this flashback against an NBA heavyweight, as the fourth-placed team in the West, Utah, was defeated away from home a few days earlier.

Players such as Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland are currently playing at a very high level and may even have a chance of being nominated for an All-Star.

In addition, the visitors have a hot candidate for the “Rookie of the Year” with Evan Mobley on board. The centre, who was picked third in the last draft, has immediately acclimatised to the NBA in an extremely powerful manner.

Chicago Bulls – Cleveland Cavaliers Tip

For the game of the Chicago Bulls against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the tip includes more than 108.5 points for the visitors. As described, the Cavs are in a solid position and rank a very good third in the NBA’s defensive rating, among other things.

In the case of the home side, on the other hand, the defensive work has been very weak lately and was mainly responsible for the fact that for four rounds of games only defeats have been recorded.

This has put the league lead in jeopardy and the pressure on coach Billy Donovan’s team is naturally increasing. Bet365 offers betting odds of 1.83 for the prediction of the clash between Chicago and Cleveland.