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Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The fans at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter will be treated to a game between the Chicago Bulls and the Portland Trail Blazers when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -5.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 116-100 result against the Spurs on January 26. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 216 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Chicago was a 141-132 loser in its last match on the road against the Lakers. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 273 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Chicago:
Team record: 21-25 SU,23-22-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games
Chicago is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 13-32 SU,21-24 ATS
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Toronto Tuesday, January 30
Portland home to Philadelphia Monday, January 29