Thursday, May 14, 2015

Eastern Conference Semifinals - Game 6

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The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Chicago Bulls on Thursday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Cleveland currently leads the series 3-2. The opening line has the Bulls as -2 point favorites and the over/under is set at 192.5.

The Cavaliers are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. They are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up win. The over is 8-2 in the Cavaliers last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 11-3 in their last 14 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

The Bulls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game. They are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record. The under is 4-0 in the Bulls last 4 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game and 6-2 in their last 8 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.

Head-to-head, the underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings. The Cavaliers are 5-16 ATS in the last 21 meetings and 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Chicago.

Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Trends

Cleveland Cavaliers are 43-48-0 Against the Spread

Cleveland Cavaliers are 38-52-0 against the Over/Under

Chicago Bulls Betting Trends

Chicago Bulls are 47-46-0 Against the Spread

Chicago Bulls are 46-45-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Cleveland Cavaliers

12/24/14 C Anderson Varejao Achilles out for season
04/27/15 F Kevin Love Shoulder out for season

Chicago Bulls

05/12/15 F Pau Gasol Hamstring "?" Thursday vs. Cleveland

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago

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