The 10th-place Chicago Bulls (40-42) battle the 9th-place Toronto Raptors (41-41) Wednesday in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Tip from Scotiabank Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Bulls vs. Raptors odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Chicago ended the regular season with a 103-81 home win Sunday against Detroit to cover as an 8-point favorite. The Bulls are on a 2-game win streak and are 6-4 in their last 10 games. They’re also 6-4 against the spread (ATS) in that span and 40-39-3 ATS overall.
Toronto beat Milwaukee 121-105 Sunday to cover as a 4-point home favorite as the top-seeded Bucks were able to rest players. Toronto’s victory snapped a 2-game losing streak. The Raptors are 6-4 in their last 10 games and 5-4-1 ATS in that stretch. This season, they are 42-39-1 ATS.
This will be the 4th matchup between these 2 this season with Toronto taking the regular-season series 2-1. The Raptors won 113-104 in early November to cover as 4-point home favorites. A night later, the Bulls won at home 111-97 to cover as 2-point favorites. In their most recent matchup in late February, the Raptors covered as 3.5-point home favorites in a 104-98 win.
Definitely worth noting is that all 3 games cashed Under tickets.
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Bulls at Raptors odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Bulls +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Raptors -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Bull +5.5 (-115) | Raptors -5.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 213.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Bulls at Raptors key injuries
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Bulls at Raptors picks and predictions
Prediction
Raptors 107, Bulls 99
Moneyline
PASS.
At -225 odds, there is no value on a moneyline play for the Raptors, who are 27-14 at home this season playing a Bulls team that is just 18-23 on the road.
Against the spread
LEAN RAPTORS -5.5 (-105).
The Raptors have played well ATS at home this season, too, posting a 25-15-1 ATS record in front of their home crowd. They’re 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 home games against a team with a losing road record. Plus, the Raptors are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing 100 or more points in their previous game and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing outright record.
The Bulls are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games and just 18-20-2 ATS on the road this season.
In their head-to-head meetings in the regular season, the home team is 3-0 both outright and ATS, trends that should continue Wednesday in this play-in tournament game.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 213.5 (-115).
The Raptors have the 4th-best defense in points allowed, yielding 111.4 points per game (PPG), while the Bulls rank 7th at 111.8 PPG. With both teams’ defenses being their strong suit, points will come at a premium.
The Under is 4-1 in the Raptors’ last 5 games following an outright win of 10 or more points and 3-1 in its last 4 home games. For the Bulls, the Under is 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games, 3-1-1 in their last 5 games when their opponent allows 100 or more points in their previous game, and 3-1-1 in their last 5 games after scoring 100 or more points in their previous game.
The Under is also 4-0 in their last 4 head-to-head meetings.
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