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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 Monday when they meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Chicago was a 127-98 winner in its last match at home against the Wizards. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 225 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 126-107 loser as they battled the Pelicans on the road. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +12.5-point underdog, while 233 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 19-48 SU,32-35 ATS
Portland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Portland is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago:
Team record: 33-35 SU,35-32-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Portland home to Los Angeles Wednesday, March 20
Chicago at Houston Thursday, March 21