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Cleveland Under (193) for 3 Units
Cleveland is looking to shore up their defense after, what they believe was, a sloppy performance allowing too many transition points and points in the paint. Defensive minded Cavaliers' HC Mike Brown had two days to evaluate film and make adjustments consequently, we'll look for a better defensive effort from the Cav's. On the other hand, the Bulls, which have a tendency to have lower scoring games at home, had time to work on switches and packing the paint to block off easy drives to the rim. The Bulls are 1-4 O/U after allowing an opponent to score 100+, 1-4 O/U after they score 100+, and 1-4 O/U on 2 days rest. Moreover, they're 2-7 O/U in their last 9 home games and 2-5 O/U following a SU loss. We projected a line of 191; however, this line wasn't adjusted down on account of the Bulls recent home history and the fact that the last two games of relevance (April 8th was meaningless) between these teams in Chicago amounted to 171 and 177, respectively. Value with the "under".