Bulls vs Trail Blazers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble as the Chicago Bulls charge into the Moda Center, ready to lock horns with the Portland Trail Blazers in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the 4th of July! With the clock set for a 10:00 PM EST showdown, both teams are hungry to buck the trend of blowouts we’ve seen and tighten the reins on this postseason race. The stakes are sky-high, the odds are razor-thin, and with both squads coming off tough losses, they’re itching to steer back to victory lane. So, as the Bulls aim to corral a win and the Blazers look to blaze a trail to triumph, tonight’s game is all set to be a bullish blaze of glory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 19, 2025 10:00PM EST

Location: Moda Center, Portland

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	POR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-210	+175	235.5	-4.5/4.5
Recent	-220	+180	235.5	-5.0/5.0
Difference	-10	+5	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

28W-28L

68.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

18W-42L

31.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/18/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	27	22	26	32	107	Under
03/18/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	25	35	21	110	Under
01/28/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	27	23	28	104	Under
01/28/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	23	19	33	21	96	Under
03/24/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	35	33	30	124	Under
03/24/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	19	27	24	96	Under
02/04/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	27	43	17	34	121	Over
02/04/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	34	25	33	37	129	Over
01/30/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	35	30	27	24	116	Over
01/30/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	44	31	26	130	Over
11/17/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	30	22	22	107	Under
11/17/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	24	33	31	112	Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/17	@ CHA	123-125L	45	34	13	95
01/15	@ ATL	94-110L	53	23	20	88
01/14	@ NOP	113-119L	57	31	15	102
01/12	@ SAC	119-124L	45	26	7	93
01/10	@ WAS	138-105W	55	39	13	95
01/08	vs IND	113-129L	39	23	18	86
01/06	@ SAS	114-110W	47	25	13	102
01/04	@ NYK	139-126W	43	36	12	94
01/01	vs WAS	107-125L	44	28	20	92
12/30	vs CHA	115-108W	63	31	13	104

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/18	@ HOU	103-125L	40	28	19	86
01/16	@ LAC	89-118L	37	24	16	91
01/14	@ BRO	114-132L	38	20	17	86
01/11	@ MIA	98-119L	51	24	16	95
01/09	vs DAL	111-117L	43	24	12	93
01/08	vs NOP	119-100W	44	24	13	88
01/06	vs DET	115-118L	38	32	16	90
01/04	vs MIL	105-102W	55	21	17	85
01/02	vs LAL	106-114L	42	24	18	80
12/30	@ PHI	103-125L	33	23	24	77

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	30.0	35.2	32.3	100%	32.8
Zach LaVine SF	39.0	45.0	39.7	100%	40.0
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	46.8	41.1	100%	41.5
Coby White SG	33.0	32.3	32.7	100%	33.0
Patrick Williams PF GTD	19.0	16.2	20.0	100%	20.2

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Toumani Camara SF	26.0	25.6	23.4	100%	23.7
Shaedon Sharpe SG	33.0	30.4	29.3	100%	29.3
Anfernee Simons PG	35.0	25.6	30.1	100%	30.5

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.6pts, 3.8reb, 1.8ast, 26.8 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 2.9
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 6.4pts, 3.3reb, 3.6ast, 20.3 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 3.9
Talen Horton-Tucker (SG/SF): Avg: 8.4pts, 2.1reb, 2.7ast, 16.5 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 1.5
Jevon Carter (PG): Avg: 4.8pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 12.4 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 1.2
Chris Duarte (SG/SF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.5 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 0.7

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Deni Avdija (SF/PF): Avg: 14.4pts, 7.0reb, 3.7ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 5.7
Donovan Clingan (C): Avg: 5.9pts, 6.8reb, 0.7ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 3.1
Duop Reath (C): Avg: 7.6pts, 3.0reb, 0.8ast, 15.1 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.8
Rayan Rupert (SG/SF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.9reb, 1.1ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.5
Justin Minaya (PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 1.4reb, 0.6ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 1.0

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jerami Grant	POR	Pts	11.5	15.5	+4.0	60%	70%	67%	67%	CHI	+4.8	#30
Deandre Ayton	POR	Pts	12.5	13.9	+1.4	40%	40%	53%	53%	CHI	+2.9	#27
Toumani Camara	POR	Reb	5.5	6.3	+0.8	20%	30%	53%	53%	CHI	+1.2	#27
Coby White	CHI	Reb	3.5	4.0	+0.5	40%	30%	33%	33%	POR	+0.3	#22
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Ast	2.5	3.3	+0.8	80%	80%	80%	80%	POR	+0.4	#23

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#27	#6	#24	#20	5.5%
PF	#30	#27	#30	#30	12.4%
PG	#19	#28	#23	#25	5.9%
SF	#20	#19	#18	#17	0.7%
SG	#8	#27	#1	#10	-3.4%

Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#28	#23	#27	8.3%
PF	#19	#11	#9	#22	3.1%
PG	#10	#22	#20	#22	2.2%
SF	#18	#21	#14	#20	2.1%
SG	#29	#8	#25	#27	8.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.5

107.7

Rebounds per Game

46.2

42.8

Assists per Game

30.0

23.8

Steals per Game

7.5

7.3

Blocks per Game

4.9

5.4

Shots per Game

93.8

88.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

16.5

13.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.3

53.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.9

34.1

Turnovers per Game

13.7

15.4

Fouls per Game

18.0

19.4

Recent Trends

Dalano Banton (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 82.0% to 21.4, 11.7 min average previous 3 games.
Donovan Clingan (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 66.0% to 24.7, 14.9 min average previous 3 games.
Scoot Henderson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.2% to 34.2, 25.7 min average previous 3 games.
Kris Murray (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.7% to 24.4, 18.4 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.
Robert Williams (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 57.2% to 17.9, 11.4 min average previous 3 games.