Portland Trail Blazers vs Chicago Bulls: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/5/2021

Portland is a 9.5-point favorite against Chicago when the CJ McCollum-led Trail Blazers (3-3) and Zach LaVine's Bulls (3-4) square off on January 5, 2021. A 232.5-point total has been set for the matchup.

How to Watch

Time: 10:30 PM EST
TV Channel: NBA TV

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Trail Blazers vs. Bulls Betting Data

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Portland's record against the spread this season is tied 3-3.
• Portland and its opponents have hit the over in 100% of games (6 out of 6 matchups).

Bulls Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Chicago is under .500: 3-4.
• Chicago hit the over in a majority of its games this season: 7 of 7 games (100%).

Point Total Insights

• Portland's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Tuesday's matchup total (232.5 points) in 39 out of six opportunities (650% of matchups).
• In Chicago's games this season, the competing teams added up to a higher point total than Tuesday's matchup point total in two out of seven matchups (28.6%).
• Together, the two teams combine for 229.8 points per game, 2.7 points fewer than the over/under of 232.5 for this game.
• The 240.6 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 8.1 more than the 232.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average total for Trail Blazers games is 234.8 points, 2.3 more than the over/under of 232.5 points for this contest.
• Bulls' games have a total points bet of 235.6 points this season, 3.1 points more than the over/under for this contest.

Previous Matchups

Portland has an 8-2 record against Chicago over the last 10 matchups,

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• The Trail Blazers scoring leader is McCollum, who averages 28.0 per contest to go with 4.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists.
• Enes Kanter leads Portland in rebounding, averaging 9.2 per game, while Damian Lillard leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 6.2 in each contest.
• McCollum leads the Trail Blazers in three-point shooting, making an average of 4.7 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• The Portland steals leader is Robert Covington, who averages 1.7 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Jusuf Nurkic, who compiles 0.8 rejections per contest.

Bulls Players to Watch

• LaVine racks up 24.6 points per game to be the top scorer for the Bulls.
• Wendell Carter Jr. has a stat line of 7.7 rebounds, 11.7 points and 2.3 assists per game for Chicago to take the top rebound spot on the team. Coby White has the top spot for assists with 5.4 per game, adding 15.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per matchup.
• White is dependable from distance and leads the Bulls with 2.7 made threes per game.
• Chicago's leader in steals is LaVine (1.7 per game), and its leader in blocks is Patrick Williams (1.1 per game).

Injury Report

Trail Blazers:

Rodney Hood: Out (Left Quad),

Zach Collins: Out (Ankle)

Bulls:

Lauri Markkanen: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Ryan Arcidiacono: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Chandler Hutchison: Out (Self Isolating),

Tomas Satoransky: Out (Health and Safety Protocols)