Bulls-Cavaliers Preview

The Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers will meet on the court at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday in a battle of division rivals. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 12½-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Bulls were crushed 113-94 by the Magic on Wednesday, as 6-point underdogs at home. The combined score made it OVER the posted total of 202. Joakim Noah had a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards in the loss. The Cavaliers were upset 104-95 by the Heat last time out, as 5.5-point favorites on the road. The 199 points made it OVER the posted total of 182.5. LeBron James dropped a game-high 38 points and Delonte West had 20 in the loss. Team records: Chicago: 14-18 SU, 15-17 ATS Cleveland: 26-5 SU, 22-9 ATS Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Orlando are 8-2 After a loss are 7-3 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Miami are 8-2 After a loss are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Cleveland is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games Cleveland is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Chicago Next up: Chicago home to Minnesota, Saturday, January 3 Cleveland at Washington, Sunday, January 4