Cleveland at Chicago

The Cavs have not played great basketball of late and the major reason for that is because King James has been playing poorly. James is shooting around 38% in their last 4 games and the team has scored just 88ppg in their last 5. The Bulls on the other hand have been playing some great team basketball; they had 4 of 5 starters score double digits in their last game. They have gone 5-2 their last 7 home games while Cleveland has lost 5 straight, both SU and ATS. When you look at these two teams and how they play home vs away, you'll see that Chicago has an edge in ppg, FG%, 3pt%, FT% and rebounds. Though these are mostly slight edges, the difference becomes much greater when you look at the last 5 games each of these two teams have played. In their last 5 games, the bulls have scored over 14ppg more, have shot more than 130% better from 3-point range and have pulled in almost 10 rebounds per game more. The Bulls are simply playing quality team basketball and everyone is helping this team win, rather than the Cavs who have put all their eggs into one "basket" and that basket (James) isn't winning games for them as of late. Give the points and stay with the winning Chicago Bulls. Chicago for two stars.