Portland Trail Blazers (34-43, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (34-42, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -5.5; over/under is 238.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Bulls host the Portland Trail Blazers in non-conference play.
The Bulls have gone 15-23 at home. Chicago ranks third in the Eastern Conference with 29.1 assists per game led by Josh Giddey averaging 7.0.
The Trail Blazers are 14-25 in road games. Portland is 17-29 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Bulls are shooting 46.8% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 47.3% the Trail Blazers allow to opponents. The Bulls average 110.9 points per game, 9.1 fewer points than the 120.0 the Bulls allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Coby White is scoring 20.4 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic is averaging 17.0 points and 9.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Anfernee Simons is scoring 19.3 points per game and averaging 2.7 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Deni Avdija is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 6-4, averaging 124.1 points, 44.6 rebounds, 31.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.1 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 6-4, averaging 112.6 points, 46.6 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 9.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Jevon Carter: day to day (shoulder), Ayo Dosunmu: out for season (shoulder), Julian Phillips: day to day (quad), Dalen Terry: day to day (calf), Lonzo Ball: day to day (wrist), Tre Jones: out (foot).
Trail Blazers: Bryce McGowens: out for season (rib), Deandre Ayton: out (calf), Robert Williams III: out (knee), Toumani Camara: day to day (ankle), Sidy Cissoko: day to day (ankle), Scoot Henderson: day to day (concussion protocol), Jerami Grant: day to day (knee), Anfernee Simons: day to day (forearm), Duop Reath: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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