Vucevic leads Chicago against Portland after 40-point game

By Canadian Press on January 19, 2025.

Chicago Bulls (18-24, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (13-28, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -4; over/under is 236

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago visits the Portland Trail Blazers after Nikola Vucevic scored 40 points in the Bulls’ 125-123 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

The Trail Blazers have gone 8-12 in home games. Portland allows 117.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 9.3 points per game.

The Bulls are 10-9 on the road. Chicago is 9-16 against opponents with a winning record.

The Trail Blazers score 107.8 points per game, 12.8 fewer points than the 120.6 the Bulls give up. The Bulls average 117.6 points per game, 0.5 more than the 117.1 the Trail Blazers allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anfernee Simons is averaging 18 points and 4.9 assists for the Trail Blazers.

Zach LaVine is scoring 23.6 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the Bulls.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 106.3 points, 42.1 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.

Bulls: 4-6, averaging 117.5 points, 49.1 rebounds, 29.6 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.1 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Deandre Ayton: day to day (back), Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Deni Avdija: day to day (ankle), Donovan Clingan: out (ankke).

Bulls: Lonzo Ball: day to day (quadriceps), Talen Horton-Tucker: day to day (knee), Jevon Carter: day to day (illness), Chris Duarte: out (personal), Zach LaVine: day to day (patella), Torrey Craig: out (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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