Courtesy of OddsShark.com:
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Chicago Bulls will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at United Center .
Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Last time out for Portland , they were a 100-95 winner as they battled the Knicks on the road. The Trail Blazers earned a push of in the match as a 5-point favorite, while 195 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Bulls were a 101-91 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Pistons. They covered the 9?point spread as favorites, while the total score (192) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Portland has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Portland : 3-0 SU, 2-0-1 ATS
Chicago: 1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS
Chicago: 1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS
Portland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After playing New York are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing New York are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After playing New York are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing New York are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing Chicago
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing Chicago
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Portland
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
Next up:
Portland at Milwaukee , Tuesday, November 2
Chicago home to New York , Thursday, November 4
Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.