Play: Chicago -2 -110
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Reasoning: Portland has won seven straight in the series, but Derrick Rose only played in two of those contests. In the games he played, Rose averaged 28 points. He'll start on Friday night after pouring in 23 points in 24 minutes in Wednesday's 105-80 rout of Brooklyn. The Blazers lost to lowly Minnesota on Wednesday and looked terrible in the process. They got only 23 points from their frontcourt and shot just 38.8%. Portland went 10-of-35 on threes had quarters of 16 and 15 points. LaMarcus Aldridge totaled just 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting against the Timberwolves, and he has averaged just 11 points on 27.9% shooting in his last three tilts with the Bulls. Chicago rookie forward Nikola Mirotic had 24 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 21 against the Blazers. The Bulls lost that one 105-87, but Rose, Pau Gasol and Kirk Hinrich didn't play. Gasol has recorded seven consecutive double-doubles. Portland has played the NBA's third-easiest schedule this season.
Record: 224-171-8 (56.7%)
Bankroll: +117.03%
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