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The Portland Trail Blazers travel to the Windy City for a Wednesday matchup with the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
The Blazers clinched a playoff spot with their 148-144 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night but the victory was bittersweet because Portland lost starting center Jusuf Nurkic to a gruesome season-ending leg injury. The Blazers have won four in a row are now 46-27 and 2.5 games ahead of their closest pursuers for the 4th seed in the Western Conference.
Trail Blazers
-192
Bulls
+161
Odds from bet365 as of 3/27/19
The Chicago Bulls are merely going through the motions of another disappointing season. Chicago is 21-53 on the season and are the owners of the third worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls lost by 31 points to the Utah Jazz on Saturday night for their sixth defeat in their last eight games.
Who Wins?
Portland is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played and the Blazers are 3-2 SU in their last five games played on the road. Chicago is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games played and the Bulls are 2-3 SU in their last five home games. Head to head, the Blazers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against the Bulls.
Nurkic is a big blow to Portland’s title aspirations. The big man was averaging 15.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 steals per game for Portland this season. Likewise, C.J. McCollum won’t be playing for the Blazers with a knee injury. The Bulls though will be without Zach Lavine and Otto Porter Jr. for this game and have listed Kris Dunn as day-to-day. Chicago is also coming off a Tuesday game in Toronto and are just 9-28 SU at home. I’m picking the Portland Trail Blazers to beat the Chicago Bulls on 3/27/19.
Other Bets To Make
The Blazers are 4-5-1 ATS in their last 10 games played. Portland is 3-2 ATS in their last five games played. The Bulls are 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games played. Chicago is 2-3 ATS in their last five games played at home. Head to head, the Blazers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings versus the Bulls.
Trail Blazers
-4.5 (-109)
Bulls
+4.5 (-109)
Odds from bet365 as of 3/27/19
Portland is 4-0-1 in their last five games against teams from the Central Division. The Blazers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games played on a Wednesday and they are also 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games on the road. Chicago is 1-5 ATS in their last six games against the Northwest Division, 5-16 ATS in their last 21 home games against an opponent with a losing road record and 6-18 ATS in their last 24 games played at home. The Blazers are 6-1 ATS in their previous seven meetings at the United Center. The Blazers are a man down with “Nurk” out for the season but they still have the better lineup than Chicago. Prediction: Blazers
The total has gone over in six out of the last 10 games played by the Blazers. Portland has seen the total go under in three out of their last five road games. The under is 5-4-1 in the Bulls’ last 10 games played. The total has gone under in three out of the last five games played by Chicago.
Trail Blazers
O 219.5 (-110)
Bulls
U 219.5 (-110)
Odds from bet365 as of 3/27/19
The over is 4-0 in the last four head to head games between these two teams. The over is also 8-3-1 in their last 12 head to head encounters played in Chicago. The total has gone over in five out of the last six games of Portland against Central Division foes. Meanwhile, the Bulls have seen the total go over in 11 out of their last 16 games against Western Conference teams. These teams combined for 236 points in their first meeting of the season. This one should be no different as the Blazers’ 6th ranked offense should pour in points against Chicago’s porous defense. Prediction: Over 219.5 (-110)
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