Bulls vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Wednesday, November 19
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (6-8) host the Chicago Bulls (7-6) on Wednesday, November 19 at 10:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Bulls 122 – Trail Blazers 121. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Bulls a 52% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 3-3 at home and the Bulls are 2-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Trail Blazers and 4-6 for the Bulls (current streaks: Trail Blazers L3, Bulls W1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Trail Blazers 118 – 119 Bulls, a margin of about 0.5 points in favor of the Bulls and a total around 236 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game. The Trail Blazers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (119.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHIPOR
Top performers
Bulls
Nikola VucevicC · #927pts / game
Josh GiddeyG · #313assistsNikola VucevicC · #98reboundsTrail Blazers
Jerami GrantF · #333pts / game
Deni AvdijaF · #811assists
Donovan ClinganC · #2321reboundsRecent form
CHIPOR
CHI
Team comparison
| CHI | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 7-6 | Record | 6-8 |
| 119.8 | Points scored / game | 116.2 |
| 120.7 | Points allowed / game | 118.5 |
| -0.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.0 |
| W1 | Current streak | L3 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 2-5 road | Home / road record | 3-3 home |
| 39-43 (-1.6) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Bulls
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.