Portland Trail Blazers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 4/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Chicago Bulls (34-42) are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (33-43) at United Center on Friday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Hawks and earned the victory with a final of 127-113 in their last contest. Portland finished the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (47 of 103) and converted 13 of 41 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 20 of their 27 tries for a rate of 74.1%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 54 with 19 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. In terms of the defense, Portland allowed 44.6% from the floor on 41 out of 92 shooting. Atlanta distributed 26 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, Atlanta grabbed 45 boards (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Atlanta finished the game at 85.7% from the free throw line by burying 24 of their 28 tries. They also converted 7 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 18 and the Hawks totaled 22 fouls.

Shaedon Sharpe is a player who played a role in the game. He recorded 33 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He played for 39 mins and also snagged 10 boards. Sharpe finished 44.0% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Portland steps onto the hardwood with a record of 33-43 this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is snagging 44.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,809 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 27th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.6% on three-point shots (989 of 2,861) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They average 110.9 pts per contest (22nd in the NBA) while going 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.2% on shots from downtown while they are 16th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.3). The Trail Blazers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (3,170 of 6,699) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,993 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls got the victory with a final of 137-118 when they played the Raptors. The Bulls were able to corral 39 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 49 for the contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. The Raptors were called for 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.2%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Chicago buried 14 of their 34 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Bulls went 50 out of 88 from the floor which had them at 56.8%. The Bulls allowed the Raptors to knock down 44 of their 97 tries from the floor which had them at 45.4% in the matchup. They went 44.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 20 of 45 and ended up going 10 out of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). Concerning rebounds, Chicago allowed Toronto to snag 35 overall (9 offensive).

Coby White ended up being important for the Bulls for the matchup. White earned 28 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 6 assists in the game. He converted 10 out of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 62.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Chicago has a mark of 34-42 for the season. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks 15th in the league. Chicago has totaled 8,938 points so far this season (117.6 per game) and they collect 45.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 29.1 times per game (5th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per game. The Bulls commit 17.7 fouls per contest while shooting 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Chicago defense concedes 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (1,040 of 3,010) and opponents are knocking down 78.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 29.1 assists and 46.2 boards per game, which ranks 29th and 29th in basketball. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in points per game surrendered with 120.0. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (18th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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