Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/30/21
2021-01-30 20:00:00 EDT
The Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls meet Saturday in NBA action at the United Center.
The Portland Trail Blazers need a win after losing four of their last six games. The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 114.5 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 115.5 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Damian Lillard is averaging 28.8 points and 7.1 assists while CJ McCollum is averaging 26.7 points and 3.9 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony is the third double-digit scorer and Gary Trent Jr. is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 81.3 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls need a win after losing six of their last nine games. The Chicago Bulls are averaging 115.3 points on 47.4 percent shooting and allowing 118.2 points on 48 percent shooting. Zach LaVine is averaging 27 points and 5.3 assists while Lauri Markkanen is averaging 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. Coby White is the third double-digit scorer and Wendell Carter Jr. is dishing 2.4 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 38.3 percent from beyond the arc and 79.1 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-13-3 ATS in their last 21 Saturday games. The Bulls are 8-21 ATS in their last 29 Saturday games and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The over is 17-8 in Trail Blazers last 25 road games. The over is 9-4 in Bulls last 13 Saturday games. The Trail Blazers are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Chicago and 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The Chicago Bulls already beat the Trail Blazers this month when they were 9.5 point underdogs, and they head into this game shooting 47 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from three in their last five games. The injuries are starting to catch up to the Portland Trail Blazers, with the losses piling up and they’re shooting just 43.5 percent from the field in their last five games. The Bulls are more attractive as underdogs, but I’ll lay the bucket with them here.
