Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Betting Preview

The Portland Trail Blazers (32-40) are only 2.5-point underdogs as they look to end a four-game home losing streak when they host the Chicago Bulls (34-38) on Friday, March 24, 2023 at Moda Center. The matchup airs at 10:00 PM ET on ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-CHI.

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How do I watch Bulls vs. Trail Blazers

• Game Day: Friday, March 24, 2023
• Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-CHI
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Arena: Moda Center

Betting Lines for Chicago vs. Portland

Bulls Betting Stats & Information

• The Bulls have gone 17-14 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 54.8% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -132 or shorter, Chicago has gone 15-12 (55.6% win percentage).
• The Bulls have gone 37-35-0 ATS this season.
• The Bulls are 13-14 against the spread when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
• The teams have hit the over in 29 of the Bulls’ 72 games with a set total.

Portland Betting Stats & Info

• This season, the Trail Blazers have won 13 out of the 39 games, or 33.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Portland has won 13 of its 35 games, or 37.1%, when it is the underdog by at least +113 on the moneyline.
• The Trail Blazers have compiled a 33-38-1 record against the spread this season.
• In games they have played as 2.5-point underdogs or more, the Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 16-18-1.
• This year, Trail Blazers games have hit the over 36 times.

Bulls vs. Trail Blazers Season Stat Comparison

Bulls vs. Trail Blazers Injury Updates

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This Matchup’s Impact Players

Chicago Bulls Leaders

• The Bulls active scoring leader is Zach LaVine, who averages 24.9 per contest to go with 4.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
• DeMar DeRozan contributes with 25.1 points, five assists and 4.7 rebounds a game, and Nikola Vucevic adds 17.6 points, 3.3 assists and 11.3 rebounds per outing.
• The Bulls get 2.8 three-pointers per game out of LaVine.

Portland Trail Blazers Leaders

• Damian Lillard averages 32.2 points per game, while also pulling down 4.8 rebounds and racking up 7.3 assists per game.
• Jusuf Nurkic’s statline of 9.1 rebounds, 13.3 points and 2.9 assists adds to the team’s efforts.
• Lillard is the most prolific from deep for the Trail Blazers (among active players), hitting 4.2 threes per game.

Recent Performance

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