Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Final Score & Over/Under Result — Dec 19, 2025

Darius Garland's 35 points and 8 assists lifted Cleveland past Chicago, but it wasn't enough to prevent a second straight loss to the Bulls this season. The Cavaliers fell 136–125, a combined 261 points that soared 22.5 over the 238.5 market total and extended a troubling pattern: in three matchups this season, these teams have posted totals of 238, 250, and now 261, each one climbing higher. DAGGER leaned under and missed.

The third quarter decided it. After a relatively contained first half—121 combined points split evenly between the teams—Chicago and Cleveland erupted for 79 combined in the third, with the Bulls outscoring the Cavaliers 35–44 in that frame to seize control. Chicago's Nikola Vučević (24 points, 15 rebounds) and Matas Buzelis (24 points, 5 rebounds) spearheaded the surge, while Josh Giddey added 17 points and 7 assists. Cleveland's Garland nearly matched the tempo single-handedly, but Tyrese Proctor (16 points, 6 rebounds) and Nae'Qwan Tomlin (15 points) couldn't generate sufficient secondary support in the pivotal quarter. The fourth cooled to 61 combined points, but the damage was done. Chicago, which averages 112.6 points per game over its last ten, needed just the third-quarter acceleration to overcome a Cleveland defense that has allowed 118.6 per game in that same span.