NBA Prop Bets: Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers (February 26, 2026)

The Portland Trail Blazers (28-31) face the Chicago Bulls (24-35) at United Center. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Trail Blazers opened as 3.5-point favorites but the spread has since moved to 4.5, leaving the Trail Blazers at -185 and Bulls at +154. The total points line is set at 234.5, with OVER at -110 and UNDER at -110, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 120-115 Portland.

• The Bulls (-112) have a 25-33-1 ATS record this season, while the Trail Blazers (-108) hold a record of 32-26-1.
• The Bulls have a 28-30-1 O/U record this season (meaning 28 games have gone over the total points line, 30 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Trail Blazers have a 32-26-1 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Bulls are averaging 115.8 points per game this season (14th in the league). Comparatively, the Trail Blazers are averaging 115.8 (15th).
• Defensively, the Bulls are giving up a whopping 120.4 points per game this season (27th in the league), while the Trail Blazers are giving up an average of 118.3 points (24th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing this season?

Pace

• The Bulls currently rank 5th for pace this season, recording 101.6 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Trail Blazers sit 9th on that scale with 101.0 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits, 44.5% of the Bulls' field goal attempts come from three point range (7th in the league), leaving 55.5% from two. Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers' opponents are taking 40.2% of their attempts from three (11th) and 59.8% from two.
• Comparatively, Portland takes 46.7% of shots from three (3rd), leaving 53.3% from two, while Chicago's opponents are attempting 40.2% from three (19th) and 59.8% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Bulls are shooting 36.7% from deep in 2025/26 (8th in the NBA), compared to the Trail Blazers who are making an underwhelming 34.1% of their attempts (28th).
• On the opposite end, Chicago is holding opponents to 37.7% of their three-point attempts (30th), while Portland's opponents are hitting 36.3% of their shots (20th).

Ball Protection

• The Bulls are committing 14.9 turnovers per game this season, ranking 20th in the league, while the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.3 turnovers (10th).
• Flipping that script, Chicago is forcing 12.7 turnovers (28th), while Portland is committing 17.3 (30th).

Crashing the Boards

• Chicago is pulling down 44.6 rebounds per game this season (12th in the league), including 10.2 offensive boards (24th). Conversely, Portland's opponents are averaging 43.3 rebounds (12th), 12.1 of which have come on the offensive end (26th).
• Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers are averaging 45.8 rebounds (8th) and 14.2 offensive rebounds (2nd), while the Bulls are allowing 45.1 and 10.9, ranking 22nd and 7th.

First Quarter Winner

Chicago is +120 to win the first quarter, while Portland is -142. Here are their first quarter records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Chicago	21-34-4	14-16-1	7-18-3	11-12-1	10-22-3	3-6-1
Portland	26-29-4	15-14-2	11-15-2	13-8-2	13-21-2	2-7-1

First Half Winner

Chicago is +136 to win the first half and Portland is -162. Here are their first half records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Last 10
Chicago	20-37-2	12-18-1	8-19-1	9-15-0	11-22-2	2-8-0
Portland	24-34-1	13-17-1	11-17-0	14-8-1	10-26-0	3-6-1

HT/FT

Chicago is +210 to complete the HT/FT double. Conversely, Portland is -115.

• The Bulls have completed the HT/FT double in 20.3% of games this season, while the Trail Blazers have completed the HT/FT double in 28.8% of games.

To Go To Overtime

Thursday's matchup is +1300 to go to overtime.

• The Bulls have played in one game that went to overtime this season, while the Trail Blazers have appeared in two.

Both Teams 110+

• Both teams have scored 110+ points in 37 of Chicago's 59 games this season. Meanwhile, 35 of Portland's 59 games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

Chicago recorded a 122-121 victory over Portland at Moda Center when these teams last met on November 19. Despite being on the losing side, Deni Avdija had a triple-double for the ages on that day, finishing with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.