Portland Trail Blazers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 2/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at United Center on Saturday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 122-112 in their last game. Portland finished having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (41 of 87) and made 14 of their 36 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 26 of their 27 shots for a rate of 96.3%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.1% from the field on 41 out of 87 shooting. Memphis dished out 28 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Memphis snagged 44 boards (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Memphis finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of their 28 tries. They also converted 9 out of their 37 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 22 while the Grizzlies recorded 22 personal fouls.

Damian Lillard is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. Lillard ended up going 50.0% from the floor and distributed 10 assists. He was on the court for 40 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. He ended up scoring 42 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Portland enters this one with a win-loss mark of 25-26 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 42.2 boards per contest and has racked up 1,235 dimes this year, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are shooting 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (657 of 1,743) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.3 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while hitting 48.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 21.4 fouls. They are ranked 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,311 relinquished this year. The Trail Blazers are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.8% (2,123 of 4,439) and they concede 41.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 36.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 16th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 114-98 against the Hornets. The Bulls were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 40 for the game. They also gave up possession 13 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Hornets committed 15 fouls for this game which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to convert 21 of those for a clip of 80.8%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Chicago knocked down 11 of 28 tries (39.3%). When all was said and done, the Bulls finished shooting 41 out of 79 from the field which had them shooting 51.9%. The Bulls permitted the Hornets to bury 39 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% in this game. They shot 20.0% from distance by going 7 of 35 and ended up going 13 out of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Chicago permitted Charlotte to collect 45 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Ayo Dosunmu ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls for the contest. Dosunmu tallied 22 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He buried 9 of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 90.0%, but didn't pull down a board.

Chicago has a record of 24-27 this season. As an offensive team, the Bulls are hitting on 48.9% from the floor, which is 5th in the league. Chicago has totaled 5,828 points this season (114.3 per game) and they average 42.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.3 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest. The Bulls are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per contest and they hit 81.4% from the free throw line.

The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 17th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 114.1. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (14th in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 35.5% on 3-pointers (663 of 1,867) and their opponents are making 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.1 dimes and 43.9 rebounds per contest, which is 26th and 19th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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