Portland at Chicago

Chicago is a force as the #5 seed in the East despite playing the fewest home games of any NBA team. This team is better than last year's, ranked #10 in the NBA in scoring, #8 in rebounds and #14 in points allowed. They still play that dominant defense for Coach Tom Thibodeau, and are #6 in the NBA in field goal shooting defense, allowing .434% shooting. Portland is a long way from home, on a 1-5-1 ATS run and 3-10 ATS against a team with a winning percentage above .600. The Northwest Division leaders are in Chicago after having a five-game win streak snapped with a 90-82 loss to Minnesota on Wednesday. Portland was held to its fewest points and had its worst shooting performance of the season at 38.8%. They looked like a road weary team and it won't get easier against this physical, hard charging Bulls team that brings it every night. Play no the Chicago Bulls.