Trail Blazers-Bulls Pointspread Pointers

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Chicago Bulls will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at United Center.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 3-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Brandon Roy netted 24 points to lead the Trail Blazers to a 90-79 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

The Blazers covered as 5-point road favorites as the teams played well under the 191.5-point total set by oddsmakers.

Luol Deng had 21 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and dished out five assists to lift the Bulls to a 109-97 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.

The Bulls covered as 1-point road favorites as the teams played over the 190.5-point total posted by books.

Team records:
Portland: 19-13 SU, 20-12 ATS
Chicago: 12-18 SU, 11-19 ATS

Portland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Utah are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a win are 9-1

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Sacramento are 5-5
After playing Charlotte are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Portland is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
Portland is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

Next up:
Portland home to Utah, Saturday, January 5
Chicago home to Sacramento, Saturday, January 5

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