Chicago at Portland

Chicago lost a tough one at home to Portland on New Year's Day by a 124-120 score in overtime and now the Bulls catch the Trail Blazers on a back-to-back, following Portland's win at the Los Angeles Clippers last night. Damian Lillard scored 28 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 14 points with 20 rebounds against the Clippers, which held the Blazers to just a .367 shooting percentage and still lost. The Bulls had covered the number six games in a row before losing their last three against the spread, but they are 4-0 ATS their last four games with two days rest. Chicago is 11-3 ATS its last 14 road games and has covered four of its last five against teams with winning records. The road team is 5-0 ATS the last five meetings. Take the points with the Bulls.