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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Chicago Bulls
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Chicago Bulls will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -2.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
The Bulls were a 119-103 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (222) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 104-101 loser as they battled the Rockets on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 205 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 9-8 SU,7-10 ATS
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Portland's last 25 games on the road
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
Chicago:
Team record: 7-10 SU,11-6 ATS
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Portland
Next up:
Portland at Milwaukee Monday, February 1
Chicago home to New York Monday, February 1