Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 28/01/2024

The Chicago Bulls visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night, and this clash pits 2 teams going through bad times.

Portland Trail Blazers

Portland is one of the worst teams in the league this season and currently occupies second-to-last place in the West, with a campaign of 13 wins and 32 losses.

They recently achieved one of their few victories of the season, when in extra time against the Houston Rockets, they won 137-131, playing away from home.

But there are already 3 defeats in the last 4 games and in the last match, the Blazers lost again, when they faced the San Antonio Spurs in Texas.

The score was 116 to 100 for San Antonio, even though Portland had an absurd performance from Anfernee Simons, who scored 40 points and also distributed 10 assists.

But it is a very limited team, defensively fragile and once again proved that it will remain among the worst teams in the league until the end of the season, to grab a high pick in the next draft.

Portland only has the 21st defensive campaign, surpassing the 117 points conceded per game.

Even playing at home, we cannot consider the team with great favoritism, especially because their performance at the Moda Center has also been very poor.

As home team they have only 7 wins and 12 losses, although they have won 2 in the last games under these conditions.

Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls, in turn, are fighting to seek a place in the next phase of the NBA. The team appears in ninth place in the East, with a campaign of 21 wins and 25 losses.

But the team comes from 2 consecutive defeats, when they were beaten by the Phoenix Suns away from home, 115 to 113, and in the last match they were beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Game that took place in Los Angeles and ended with a score of 141 to 132 for the Lakers.

The Chicago team had the highest scorer of the game, with DeMar DeRozan scoring 32 points and 10 assists.

But the Los Angeles team allowed 60% shooting from the field, and certainly had its defense fully involved.

But Chicago has better defensive power than Portland, they have the 15th campaign with an average of 114.8 points conceded per game.

Still, we cannot consider this team to be very stable. On the road, for example, the team comes from 2 consecutive defeats and has only 7 wins in 22 games.

It’s difficult to point out favoritism in this game, but I believe that Chicago is currently a step above.

Chicago for this match cannot count on Zach LaVine, who has been a problem for the team this season, in addition to Pat Williams.

On Portland’s side, the list of questionable players is huge, with Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant and Malcolm Brogdon, that is, if this list is confirmed, it is certainly an absolutely weakened team.

Conclusion:

The points line could be an interesting option, but the Chicago Bulls are making a worthwhile bet, especially if Portland’s questionable list is confirmed from the outside.