The Chicago Bulls will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Although neither team has had the season they’d hoped for, both can still secure spots in the play-in tournaments this year. Bettors looking for value on Saturday’s Trail Blazers-Bulls matchup should tail this NBA player prop at DraftKings — the book has left far too much value on the Nikola Vucevic player prop markets. Check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays.
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Best Trail Blazers-Bulls NBA Player Prop | Nikola Vucevic
Nikola Vucevic Prop O/U 19.5 Points
The Portland Trail Blazers have struggled against centers lately. They have allowed the most points per game to the position through the last 15 games by an almost five-point margin (30.3). There is a wider gap between Portland and the next-worst team through that span, the Orlando Magic (25.4), than between the Magic and the ninth-best New York Knicks (20.9).
Portland’s defensive struggles against centers stem not just from poor interior defense but also from poor perimeter defense. The Blazers have allowed the ninth-most points in the paint per game to all positions (52.8) and the most 3-pointers to centers (1.4) in the last 15 games. Notable recent lowlights include a 27-point game from Precious Achiuwa, a 31-point game from Thomas Bryant and a 32-point game from Joel Embiid.
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Enter Chicago’s center, Nikola Vucevic. Although Vucevic averages only 17.6 points per game, the Bulls may not have Alex Caruso or Patrick Williams tonight. Both suffered injuries in Chicago’s win over Charlotte on Thursday. Vucevic himself is on the injury report but is listed as probable with a left quad contusion. This is a new injury for him, but it doesn’t appear severe enough not to back him at this price.
Bettors should wager enough to profit a half-unit on the over. Vucevic is in a smash spot tonight and has beaten up on the Trail Blazers in his most recent matchups against them. He scored 24 against them last year and 27 the year before. Head to DraftKings Sportsbook for the best deal at -105. Readers yet to register at DraftKings can score $200 in bonus bets after placing a $5 wager!
Best NBA Trail Blazers-Bulls Player Prop: Nikola Vucevic Over 19.5 Points (-105 for 0.53 Unit) at DraftKings
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