Merril’s Bulls at Cavs Picks
December 4, 2009
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Chicago hasn’t been playing good basketball over the last couple of weeks. The Bulls are just 3-7 over their last ten, and just 1-5 over their last six games. And their most recent win over Detroit wasn’t anything special because they were playing a depleted Pistons’ team that was missing three of their better players. So don’t put too much stock into that win, and there’s reason to believe that Chicago reverts to their losing ways tonight in Cleveland.
The Cavs are red-hot, winning their last two home games in blowout fashion. They beat the Mavs by 16 last Saturday night and then made easy work of the Suns in 17-point win on Wednesday. Cleveland is also a well-rested team as this is just their third game over the last seven days, so we can expect another peak effort from them tonight, especially with revenge on their mind.
Back in early November, Chicago beat the Cavs on this court 86-85. Cleveland was an 11 ½-point home favorite in that game and played their worst game of the season. They scored just 85 points after shooting 40.7% from the field. But their offense is rolling right now; they are averaging 100 points on 49.9% shooting over their last five games. And they’ll be facing a Chicago defense that is reeling right now; they are allowing 105 points on 49.1% shooting over their last five games. Chicago has eight road losses this season; seven of them have come by 8 points or more with six of them coming by double digits. Cleveland will keep the pressure on tonight and win this game rather easily.
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