The Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls are both in the thick of the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conference, as both teams look to climb the standings to secure their position. On Wednesday night, they face one another in Chicago, in what could be an early round playoff preview. Our NBA betting picks will look at this Raptors vs Bulls matchup to determine what the best bet is for this game.
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Raptors vs Bulls Betting Pick
This game will be played at United Center at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
Why Bet The Bulls:
✅ The Toronto Raptors are playing the second night of a back to back here, traveling from Toronto to Chicago ahead of this game. Against a Bulls team that is 16-6 at home on the season, with a significant rest disparity, the Bulls should be able to cover the spread in this Eastern Conference matchup.
✅ Toronto has a couple of their top players questionable for this game in Scottie Barnes and Fred VanVleet. On the second leg of a back to back, we could see some players rest for the Raptors, which would very much compromise their ability to come away with this matchup on the road against the second place team in the East.
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✅ Chicago won the first meeting between these teams in Toronto, despite all five Raptors starters scoring in double figures, and the team shooting 40% from three-point range. With Chicago being at home for this game, and the factors mentioned above, the Bulls will likely claim victory here and do so in a convincing fashion.
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors picked up a high-scoring home victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, putting up 125 points against the defensively challenged Hornets. They got 32 points from sharpshooter Gary Trent Jr. to lead them, with Trent making five of his 10 attempts from long distance. Now, the Raptors are tasked with traveling South of the border to take on a tough Bulls team on the second leg of a back to back.
For the Raptors, this could be a game where they choose to rest some starters, as Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes are listed as questionable for this game after playing on Tuesday. Even with VanVleet and Barnes in the lineup, it would be very difficult to win this game. Without them, the Raptors lose their edge at the point guard position in this game, and lose a key player in the quest to slow down both DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls snapped a two-game losing streak in their last outing, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road. Chicago has lost four of its last six games, but five of those last six contests came away from the United Center. In this game, the Bulls are back home, and they face the Raptors with an advantage in the rest department with the Raptors playing a night ago.
Chicago has its top duo back in action, now that Zach LaVine is back in the lineup after suffering a minor injury. But the Bulls are in bad shape at the point guard position, with Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso both missing time at the moment. Chicago will hope for a night off for Fred VanVleet here, though they will look to exploit their advantages elsewhere on the court regardless of VanVleet’s status.