The Portland Trail Blazers (3-3) host the Chicago Bulls (3-4) as double-digit, 10-point favorites after Damian Lillard scored 32 points in the Trail Blazers’ 137-122 loss to the Warriors. The matchup airs on NBA TV at 10:30 PM ET on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The matchup’s over/under is set at 233.5.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Blazers | -10 | -110 | -110 | 233.5 | -110 | -110 |
Head to Head
Portland has an 8-2 record in the last 10 head-to-head games against Chicago.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/2019 | Trail Blazers | Trail Blazers | -7 | 227 | -284 | 227 | Regular Season | 107-103 POR |
| 11/25/2019 | Trail Blazers | Bulls | -1 | 225.5 | -114 | -105 | Regular Season | 117-94 POR |
| 3/27/2019 | – | Bulls | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 118-98 POR |
| 1/9/2019 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 124-112 POR |
| 1/31/2018 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 124-108 POR |
| 1/1/2018 | – | Bulls | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 124-120 POR |
| 12/5/2016 | – | Bulls | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 112-110 POR |
| 11/15/2016 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 113-88 CHI |
| 2/27/2016 | – | Bulls | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 103-95 POR |
| 11/24/2015 | – | Trail Blazers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 93-88 CHI |
Trail Blazers Betting Information
- Portland has covered in just two of six matchups this season.
- Portland and its foes have combined to reach or surpass the total in 3 of 6 games this season (50%).
Bulls Betting Information
- Chicago has a 4-3 record against the spread, covering in 57.1% of their matchups.
- In most of Chicago’s games this season, the teams have combined to hit the over (4 out of 7 games, 57.1%).
Over/Under Analysis
- The Trail Blazers and their opponents have combined for 233.5 points — this matchup’s over/under — in 38 of six games (633.3%) this year.
- Chicago and its opponents have combined to score at least 233.5 points in 28.6% of their matchups this year (two of seven opportunities).
- These two teams average a combined 229.8 points per game, 3.7 fewer points than the over/under of 233.5 set for this game.
- The Trail Blazers and the Bulls have seen their opponents average a combined 7.1 more points per game than the over/under of 233.5 set in this outing.
- The Trail Blazers’ average point total in outings this year is 234.8, 1.3 points higher than the over/under in this game.
- The average point total for the Bulls this year is 2.1 points higher than this game’s over/under.
Trail Blazers Leaders
- CJ McCollum leads the Trail Blazers scoring 28.0 points per game.
- Enes Kanter paces Portland with 9.2 rebounds a game and Lillard leads the squad with 6.2 assists per matchup.
- The Trail Blazers are led by McCollum from long distance. He hits 4.7 shots from deep per game.
- Portland’s blocks leader is Jusuf Nurkic, who records 0.8 per game. Robert Covington leads the team averaging 1.7 steals an outing.
Bulls Leaders
- Zach LaVine outpaced his teammates on the Bulls scoring front by putting up 24.6 points per game. He adds 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season.
- Wendell Carter Jr. (7.7 rebounds per game) and Coby White (5.4 assists per game) are the Chicago leaders in rebounds and assists.
- White leads the Bulls in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.7 made threes per game.
- Chicago’s LaVine has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.7 per game and Patrick Williams is first in blocks with 1.1 per game.
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