Portland Trail Blazers (21-28) vs. Chicago Bulls (30-18)
January 30, 2022 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls -6.5; Over/Under: -227.5
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls meet Sunday in NBA action at the United Center. The Portland Trail Blazers look for a win after winning seven of their last 11 games. The Chicago Bulls need a win after losing eight of their last 12 games.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 108.8 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 112.3 points on 47.5 percent shooting. CJ McCollum is averaging 20.6 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Norman Powell is averaging 18.3 points and 2.1 assists. Anfernee Simons is the third double-digit scorer and Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 10.9 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 76.9 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.6 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 110.6 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 109 points on 46.3 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 26.5 points and 4.9 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 25 points and 4.9 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Lonzo Ball is dishing 5.1 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 80.8 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bulls are 16-5 ATS in their last 21 Sunday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games. The over is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Bulls last 6 Sunday games. The Trail Blazers are 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Chicago and 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Portland Trail Blazers will get some players back for this contest, and they’ve been a different team with CJ in the mix. The Chicago Bulls are still without a lot of rotation players, and it’s why they’ve taken a step back as of late. The Bulls are losing their last five games by an average of five points, and they’re hard to trust with decent sized chalk. I want the points here with the Trail Blazers.
