Cavs vs Bulls: Central Division Clash Tonight

Donovan Mitchell and Cleveland enter on a one-game skid like Chicago, but the Cavs still bring the superior shot creation, net rating edge and a five-game head-to-head win streak into the United Center despite missing Evan Mobley, Max Strus and several rotation pieces. Even with that injury list, a core of Mitchell, Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter and Jarrett Allen facing a Bulls group that has dropped nine of its last eleven and struggles to get consistent half-court stops makes laying the moneyline juice on Cleveland more attractive than betting on a home underdog upset. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 17/12/2025 09:37am

Josh Giddey has been driving an improved Bulls offense, but both teams come into this rematch off comparatively lower-scoring losses, and Cleveland’s cluster of injuries on the wing and in the frontcourt plus Ayo Dosunmu’s status for Chicago point toward thinner playmaking depth and fewer made threes than in their earlier shootout. With the Cavs’ season-long offensive and defensive averages, the Bulls’ recent slide against better defenses and a total set well above their combined scoring baseline, this inflated 243 number invites a contrarian lean to the Under rather than chasing another outlier track meet. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 17/12/2025 09:37am

Chicago’s core of Giddey, Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Nikola Vucevic has quietly covered well as sizeable underdogs, and catching +5.5 at home against a Cavs team that is just 9-18 ATS, banged up without Mobley and Strus, and often reliant on heavy minutes from Mitchell and Garland makes it easier to trust the Bulls to hang inside the number even if Cleveland extends its straight-up winning streak in the matchup. Between both clubs riding one-game losing streaks, Cleveland’s poor record laying larger numbers and the Bulls’ improved home competitiveness once their long skid snapped, the points with Chicago offer slightly better value than backing the short-handed favorite to win by margin. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 17/12/2025 09:37am