Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends
The Chicago Bulls (21-25) go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (13-32) at 9:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 28, 2024. The matchup airs on ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-CHI.
The Bulls hit the court as 6.5-point favorites against the Trail Blazers. The point total for the game is set at 216.5.
Bulls vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Chicago -6.5
- Total: 216.5
- Moneyline: Chicago -270, Portland +219
- Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (216.5)
- Prediction:
Bulls 113 – Trail Blazers 111
- Chicago has won 13, or 61.9%, of the 21 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- Chicago has yet to lose in four games when named as at least a -270 moneyline favorite.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Chicago has a 73% chance of walking away with the win.
- Portland has won 29.3% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (12-29).
- Portland has gone 8-22 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +219 or longer (26.7%).
- Portland has a 31.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Bulls average 6.1 fewer points per game (111.1) than the Trail Blazers allow (117.2).
- When Chicago scores more than 117.2 points, it is 11-3-1 against the spread and 12-3 overall.
- Portland has put together a 12-4 ATS record and an 8-8 overall record in games it scores more than 112.7 points.
- Chicago is 10-3 against the spread and 11-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 108.1 points.
- The Bulls are at the 26th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (111.1 PPG), while the Trail Blazers allow the 19th-fewest points per game (117.2) in the league.
- Portland’s squad is currently the 29th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (108.1 PPG), while Chicago’s team is 11th in points allowed per game (112.7).
- The Bulls have been out-scored by 74 points this season (1.6 points per game on average), and opponents of the Trail Blazers have out-scored them by 413 more points on the year (9.1 per game).
- Chicago has an average implied point total of 113.5 this season, which is 1.5 points higher than its implied total in Sunday’s game (112).
- So far this season, Chicago has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (112) 21 times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Portland (118) is 13 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (105).
- Game Day: Sunday, January 28, 2024
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-CHI
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Arena: Moda Center
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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