Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls 10/22/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/21/2022 at 11:15 PM ET

Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls 10/22/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road against the Chicago Bulls. Cleveland is 0-1 following its 108-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors on opening night. Donovan Mitchell was the leading scorer for Cleveland with 31 points while the leading rebounder was Jarrett Allen with 10 and the leader in assists was Mitchell with nine.

After one game of the regular season Donovan Mitchell is leading Cleveland in scoring and assists with 31 points and 9 assists, while the leading rebounder is Jarrett Allen with 10. Cedi Osman is the second leading scorer with 17 points. Cleveland had five players that scored in double figures in the opening game. The Cavaliers shot 49.4% overall and 35.7% from 3-point territory.

Chicago will complete a back to back on Saturday when hosting Cleveland after playing on the road Friday against the Washington Wizards. Cleveland is 1-0 following its 116-108 victory over the Miami Heat on opening night. DeMar DeRozan was the leading scorer for the Bulls with 37 points while Ayo Dosunmu scored 17 points. Nikola Vucevic was the leading rebounder for Chicago with 17.

DeMar DeRozan is the leading scorer and the leader in assists for Chicago with 37 points and nine assists, while Nikola Vecevic is the leader in rebounds with 17. Ayo Dosunmu is second in scoring with 17 points and is one of five players for Chicago that scored in double figures on opening night. Chicago shot 44.1% overall and 36.1% from 3-point territory.

Cleveland will pick up a victory on the road Saturday versus Chicago, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in five of Chicago’s last six and in six of Cleveland's last eight. Last season, Cleveland was seventh in overall defensive rating allowing an average of 107.8 points per game. The Cavaliers have seen the UNDER cash in eight of the last 11 versus an opponent from the Atlantic division. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Cavaliers win but our best play is UNDER 104-100. 

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