Portland Trail Blazers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction 4/4/25 NBA Picks

The Chicago Bulls play host to the Portland Trail Blazers at the United Center on Friday night. Here’s a Washington Mystics vs New York Liberty Prediction. This article will include a Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Pick.

 

The Portland Trail Blazers have been in fine form as they've won six of their last 10 games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after beating the Raptors in a 112-103 road win last night. Shaedon Sharpe led the team with 36 points, six rebounds and five assists on 14 of 23 shooting, Deni Avdija added 26 points with 15 rebounds and six assists while Dalano Banton chipped in with 23 points. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 48 percent from the field and 10 of 34 from the 3-point line as they struggled to get going and scored just 18 points in the second quarter to trail going into halftime. Before they flipped a switch and poured in 65 points in the second half to make it look easy despite finishing the game with a total of 25 turnovers. 

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls have been in great form as they've won 10 of their last 14 games overall, and they will be eager to keep it going after blowing past the Raptors in a 137-118 home win on Tuesday. Coby White led the team with 28 points and six assists, Nikola Vucevic added 22 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists, Talen Horton-Tucker scored 27 points off the bench while Josh Giddey tallied 17 points with 12 assists. As a team, the Bulls shot a healthy 56 percent from the field and 14 of 34 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 39 points in the first quarter to take the early lead. They just kept building on it until the margin blew out to 28 points.

Why the Chicago Bulls will win

• The Trail Blazers have lost seven of their last eight night games against Central Division opponents that held a losing record.
• The Bulls have won each of their last five night games against the Trail Blazers following a home win.
• The Bulls have covered the spread in each of their last six games when playing with a rest advantage.
• The Trail Blazers have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games at United Center following a road win.

Why the Portland Trail Blazers will win

• The Trail Blazers have won each of their last nine night games against Eastern Conference opponents that held a losing record.
• The Bulls have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.
• The Trail Blazers have covered the spread in each of their last 10 road games against Central Division opponents.
• The Bulls have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.

The Trail Blazers are still missing Deandre Ayton, Scoot Henderson and Jerami Grant, while the Bulls are keeping eyes on Julian Phillips, Dalen Terry, Jevon Carter and Lonzo Ball who are all questionable. This is one of those games where you should check the lineups before tipoff given the injury cloud hanging over the Bulls. With that being said, the Trail Blazers are playing on zero days rest, while the Bulls haven't played since Tuesday, so I will lean towards the Bulls to take care of business at the modest line.