Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/24/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers
Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR
TV: ROOT Sports
Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+1)
The Chicago Bulls are headed to Moda Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers. Chicago opens this matchup as 1-point dogs from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 230.
The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and took a loss by a final of 116-91 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 16 and the 76ers accumulated 22 fouls. They also made 16 of 37 tries from long range. Philadelphia finished shooting 84.6% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 26 shots. Furthermore, Philadelphia snagged 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Philadelphia dished out 30 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In reference to the defense, Chicago allowed 47.6% from the floor on 39 out of 82 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 17 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 41.0% field goal percentage (34 of 83) and buried 6 out of their 25 shots from distance.
Coby White is someone who had an impact in this game. White shot 61.5% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 8 of 13 shooting.
Chicago heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 34-38 this year. They cough up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 42.7 boards per contest and has racked up 1,741 assists for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing. The Bulls are hitting 36.2% from downtown (748 of 2,065) and 81.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 113.2 points per outing (20th in basketball) while hitting 48.8% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,870 surrendered so far this season. The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (2,937 of 6,297) and they concede 43.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (112.5).
In their last game, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 127-115 when they played the Jazz. The Trail Blazers earned 36 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this contest. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Jazz committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to bury 24 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Portland made 13 out of their 41 attempts (31.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Trail Blazers shot 45 for 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Jazz to convert 39 of 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.6% in the matchup. They finished 31.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 35 and finished the game at 26 of 36 from the free throw line (72.2%). When discussing rebounding, Portland permitted Utah to snag 47 in all (7 on the offensive side).
Damian Lillard was important for the Trail Blazers for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 19 for the game for a rate of 42.1%, and added 7 rebounds. Lillard earned 30 points in his 34 mins of playing time and totaled 12 assists for this contest.
Portland has a mark of 32-40 this season. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.4 fouls per game and they shoot 80.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.1 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. Portland has totaled 8,238 points this year (114.4 per contest) and they collect 41.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA.
The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.1. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (26th in basketball). The Portland defense surrenders 37.2% on shots from distance (873 of 2,346) and their opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their foul shots. They give up 26.3 assists and 42.3 rebounds per contest, which is 28th and 10th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+1)
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