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Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls NBA Betting Preview |
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Written by Martin Bishop
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
The Cleveland Cavaliers come into Friday’s game trying to finish out the season strong and hold on to fourth place in the Eastern Conference while the Chicago Bulls are just playing out the string. Check out the current NBA Betting Line for this game at SBG Global. The Cavaliers are coming off a nice comeback on Wednesday as they trailed New Jersey by 14 points in the third quarter before going on a big run that ended in a blowout win.
LeBron James was excellent scoring 33 points and Daniel Gibson had his best game since returning from injury. The Cavaliers held New Jersey to just 9 points in the fourth quarter and won going away 104-83. “We needed this win.
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Cleveland Cavaliers (43-35) at Chicago Bulls (30-48)
Friday, 7:05 pm Eastern – ESPN 2
We had a three-game road stand where we played pretty well, but we lost the first two.” James said, “To beat a team that has really beat up on us the whole year, it was impressive. Defensively, I know it made Coach Brown happy. It makes us happy. The offense is easy when you can defend like that.”
The Bulls are coming off another poor effort as they lost to Orlando 115-83 on Wednesday. ”It’s tough to get motivation.” Chicago’s Ben Gordon said, “Anybody who says it isn’t is not telling the truth. We just have to be professional and try and come out every night and try to win.”
Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game. The Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Cavaliers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Cavaliers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Friday games. The favorite is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings between the two teams.
The Bulls are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Friday games. The Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games. The home team is 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings between the two teams.
The Over is 14-3-1 in the Cavaliers last 18 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. The Over is 9-3-1 in Cavaliers last 13 road games. The Under is 25-11-1 in the Cavaliers last 37 Friday games. The Over is 11-5-1 in the Cavaliers last 17 vs. the Central.
The Under is 5-1 in the Bulls last 6 home games. The Over is 10-2 in the Bulls last 12 Friday games. The Over is 4-1 in the Bulls last 5 vs. the Central. The Under is 4-1 in the Bulls last 5 overall. The Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago between the two teams.
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