The Chicago Bulls (10-15) will look to snap a four-game home losing streak when squaring off versus the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-12) on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at United Center, airing at 8 p.m. ET on CHSN and FDSOH.
The Cavaliers are a 5-point favorite against the Bulls when the Cavaliers and the Bulls meet. The point total for the game is 240.5.
Cavaliers vs. Bulls betting odds
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Spread: Cleveland -5Total: 240.5Moneyline: Cleveland -190, Chicago +159
Cavaliers at Bulls odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Bulls (+ 5)Pick OU:
Under (240.5)Prediction:
Cavaliers 120 – Bulls 117MoneylineThe Cavaliers have gone 14-10 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.3% of those games).In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -190 or shorter, Cleveland has gone 12-7 (63.2% win percentage).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cavaliers’ implied win probability is 65.5%.The Bulls have won five, or 45.5%, of the 11 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.This season, Chicago has won three of its seven games when it is the underdog by at least +159 on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bulls have a 38.6% chance to win.Against the spreadThe 118.7 points per game the Cavaliers score are only 3.7 fewer points than the Bulls allow (122.4).Cleveland is 5-5 against the spread and 8-2 overall when scoring more than 122.4 points.When it scores more than 115.9 points, Chicago is 8-6 against the spread and 7-7 overall.Cleveland has an ATS record of 7-8 and a 10-5 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 117.2 points.The Cavaliers are the NBA’s 10th-ranked scoring team (118.7 PPG), while the Bulls rank 26th in points per game allowed (122.4) in the league.Chicago’s squad is currently the 15th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (117.2 PPG), while Cleveland’s team is 14th in points allowed per game (115.9).The Cavaliers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 75 points this season (2.8 points per game on average), and opponents of the Bulls have out-scored them by 128 more points on the year (5.2 per game).Over/UnderCleveland’s average implied point total this season is 1.1 fewer points than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (121.9 implied points on average compared to 123 implied points in this game).So far this season, Cleveland has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (123) 10 times.The average implied point total on the season for Chicago (122.4) is 4.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (118).How to watch Cavaliers vs. BullsGame day: Wednesday, December 17, 2025Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisArena: United CenterTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio 1 (Cleveland feed)Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo