Bulls vs Cavaliers Prediction and Live Score, Nov 16 2026

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Closes in 1d 5h

CHI3-9

CLE7-7

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10,000 simulated games

28%

CHI win

72%

CLE win

Typical final

CHI 116, CLE 124

Combined points

240

Spread and total: game

CHI +10.554%46%CLE -10.5

CHI +9.552%48%CLE -9.5

CHI +8.550%50%CLE -8.5

CHI +7.548%52%CLE -7.5

CHI +6.547%53%CLE -6.5

O 236.554%47%U 236.5

O 238.552%49%U 238.5

O 240.549%51%U 240.5

O 242.547%53%U 242.5

O 244.545%55%U 244.5

1st half (score at halftime)

CHI +6.555%45%CLE -6.5

CHI +5.553%47%CLE -5.5

CHI +4.551%49%CLE -4.5

CHI +3.549%51%CLE -3.5

CHI +2.547%53%CLE -2.5

O 116.557%43%U 116.5

O 118.553%47%U 118.5

O 120.549%51%U 120.5

O 122.546%54%U 122.5

O 124.542%58%U 124.5

From 10,000 simulated games.

Players to watch	PTS	REB	AST	Chance
CLEDonovan Mitchell	22.6	4.4	5.1	25+ 38%
CHINorman Powell	18.9	3.0	1.8	20+ 44%
CLEJames Harden	17.1	4.3	5.9	20+ 34%
CHIMatas Buzelis	16.9	6.1	2.3	20+ 32%
CHIJosh Giddey	14.2	6.9	9.3	15+ 46%
CLEEvan Mobley	13.8	6.3	3.5	15+ 42%

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Bulls simulated box score

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT
Josh Giddey	34	14.2	6.9	9.3	0.6	0.6	3.3	5.3-12.1	1.7-5.1	1.9-2.5
Matas Buzelis	32	16.9	6.1	2.3	0.6	1.0	2.6	5.6-12.7	2.4-6.9	3.3-4.0
Norman Powell	27	18.9	3.0	1.8	1.2	0.2	1.7	6.1-13.6	2.3-6.5	4.5-5.7
Jalen Smith	26	13.1	8.4	2.1	0.6	0.9	0.9	5.0-10.3	1.8-5.2	1.3-1.7
Isaac Okoro	25	8.5	2.5	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.7	2.8-6.3	1.0-3.1	2.0-2.6
Tre Jones	22	12.0	2.5	3.5	1.0	0.3	1.3	4.5-8.8	0.6-1.7	2.4-3.0
Patrick Williams	14	5.3	2.2	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.5	1.9-4.3	0.8-2.4	0.7-0.9
Buddy Hield	14	6.5	2.0	1.4	0.7	0.2	1.0	2.5-5.6	1.2-3.3	0.2-0.3
Noa Essengue	13	6.0	3.3	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.6	2.0-4.4	0.7-2.0	1.3-1.8
Leonard Miller	13	5.5	3.0	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.6	2.1-4.6	0.6-2.1	0.6-0.8
Zach Collins	9	3.3	2.2	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.4-3.0	0.3-0.9	0.2-0.2
Jordan Hawkins	7	3.1	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.2-2.9	0.5-1.6	0.2-0.3
Nic Claxton	6	2.6	1.7	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.3	1.0-1.9	0.0-0.1	0.6-0.8
Team	240	115.9	44.6	27.3	7.2	4.9	14.1	41.4-90.5	13.9-40.9	19.2-24.6

Cavaliers simulated box score

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT
Donovan Mitchell	31	22.6	4.4	5.1	1.3	0.3	2.4	8.0-16.4	2.6-7.1	4.0-5.0
James Harden	31	17.1	4.3	5.9	1.1	0.5	2.6	5.2-12.0	2.3-6.5	4.4-5.3
Evan Mobley	26	13.8	6.3	3.5	0.6	1.0	1.2	5.3-9.6	1.1-2.9	2.2-3.2
Tyrese Proctor	24	11.1	4.4	3.2	0.8	0.0	0.7	4.0-8.4	1.9-4.8	1.1-1.4
Meleek Thomas	23	12.7	2.7	1.4	1.2	0.3	1.1	5.0-10.7	2.2-5.6	0.5-0.6
Mario Hezonja	21	9.9	6.1	1.6	0.7	0.2	1.0	4.0-8.2	1.3-3.8	0.6-0.8
Peyton Watson	19	9.1	3.3	2.1	0.6	0.9	1.0	3.5-7.5	1.0-2.9	1.3-1.7
Jarrett Allen	18	8.9	5.7	1.3	0.6	0.8	0.6	3.4-5.4	0.1-0.3	2.1-2.9
Thomas Bryant	13	7.4	3.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.4-5.1	0.9-2.4	1.7-2.1
Craig Porter Jr.	12	3.0	2.5	2.1	0.5	0.4	0.9	1.2-2.3	0.3-0.8	0.4-0.5
Jaylon Tyson	11	4.9	1.8	1.7	0.3	0.2	0.5	1.8-4.1	0.8-2.2	0.5-0.6
Riley Minix	6	2.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9-2.0	0.4-1.1	0.1-0.1
Norchad Omier	5	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.6-1.0	0.1-0.3	0.3-0.3
Team	240	124.2	46.7	28.9	8.1	4.9	12.5	45.3-92.7	15.0-40.7	19.2-24.5

Every possession played out from each team's shooting, turnovers, rebounding and pace and each player's minutes and usage, 10,000 times.

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Player	Stat	His usual	Sim projects	Chance he gets there	Did it, last 10
Evan MobleyCLE vs CHI · Mon 7:00 PM	Points	17+	13.8	40%	4 of 10
Peyton WatsonCLE vs CHI · Mon 7:00 PM	Threes	2+	1	39%	3 of 10
Thomas BryantCLE vs CHI · Mon 7:00 PM	Rebounds	4+	3	43%	3 of 10
Buddy HieldCHI @ CLE · Mon 7:00 PM	Rebounds	3+	2	42%	4 of 10
Leonard MillerCHI @ CLE · Mon 7:00 PM	Assists	1+	1	53%	6 of 10
Zach CollinsCHI @ CLE · Mon 7:00 PM	Pts + Reb + Ast	9+	6.5	39%	3 of 10