Trail Blazers vs Bulls Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Mar 18th 2024

Alright hoop heads, we’ve got a clash of the titans (or should we say, a bullfight in the forest?) coming your way tonight! The Portland Trail Blazers, who’ve been blazing trails to nowhere this season with a 19W-48L record, are saddling up for a Windy City showdown against the Chicago Bulls, who’ve been charging their way to a respectable 33W-35L. The Blazers are staggering in the West, a whopping 28 games back (we’ve seen comets closer), while the Bulls are just 11 games back in the East, still sniffing around the playoff pasture. Tonight’s battle takes place in the heart of Chi-town, at the United Center, with tipoff at 08:00PM EST. The bookies have the over/under at 213.5, and they’re favoring the Bulls at -7.5, while the Blazers are the underdogs at 7.5. The Bulls are still riding high from their 127-98 stampede over WAS, while the Blazers are nursing their wounds after a 107-126 tumble against NOP. So, buckle up folks, because tonight, we’ll find out if the Bulls can keep charging or if the Blazers can finally light a fire under their season!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 18, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

8W-23L

33.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

17W-16L

66.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

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

Starting Lineups

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

• Jerami Grant (SF/PF): Avg: 20.7pts, 3.6reb, 2.8ast, 33.8 minutes. Last game: 03/11/24. Impact: 4.9
• Moses Brown (C): Avg: 2.4pts, 3.9reb, 0.3ast, 8.3 minutes. Last game: 03/11/24. Impact: 1.3
• Ibou Badji (C): Avg: 1.5pts, 2.5reb, 0.7ast, 10.8 minutes. Last game: 03/16/24. Impact: 0.9

Bulls Notable Injuries

• Coby White (PG): Avg: 19.3pts, 4.8reb, 5.2ast, 36.6 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 5.9
• Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.9pts, 3.7reb, 3.2ast, 27.7 minutes. Last game: 03/16/24. Impact: 4.9
• Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.8pts, 4.2reb, 1.1ast, 19.7 minutes. Last game: 03/16/24. Impact: 2.1
• Julian Phillips (SF/PF): Avg: 2.2pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 8.1 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 1.3
• Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.8reb, 0.0ast, 2.9 minutes. Last game: 03/16/24. Impact: 0.7

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.

Recent Trends

• Alex Caruso (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.8% to 35.6, 26.6 min average previous 3 games.
• Torrey Craig (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 55.0% to 22.5, 14.5 min average previous 3 games.
• Julian Phillips (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.2% to 14.9, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Shaedon Sharpe (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.0% to 27.8, 21.4 min average previous 3 games.