Toronto vs Chicago Prediction: the Raptors to Keep Winning

Toronto has started winning consistently, and ahead of their home meeting with Chicago, the Raptors have seven wins in their last eight games. Do you think the Canadian team will get another win by handling the Bulls? We've got a prediction, stats, bookie odds, and a bunch of bets on this match.

Toronto

The Raptors seemed to be fighting for nothing but draft picks, but as of today, Darko Rajakovic's team has already moved closer to the Eastern Conference play-in zone by 4.5 wins. And with a win over Chicago, which is just outside the top-10 in the East, that gap will shrink even further.

Before their matchup with the Bulls, Toronto had five wins in a row. In that time, they beat Orlando at home (109:93), then twice away against Atlanta (122:119 and 117:94), then at home against New Orleans (113:104), and most recently against Washington (106:82).

Chicago

If the Raptors are making a comeback in the play-in race, the Bulls are about to fall out of it. Billy Donovan's team has failed 8 of their last 10 games and have almost let Philadelphia catch up. Chicago, currently in tenth position in the Eastern Conference standings, has a record of 20-28, while the 76ers sit at 19-27, meaning the handicap is just 0.5 wins.

In their last game, Chicago faced Boston at TD Garden and, as expected, lost without much of a chance of success, with a final score of 100:122. The Bulls lost because Zach LaVine wasn't participating, which was another factor in the defeat.

H2H Meetings

The score in the season series is now 1-0 to Chicago. Last season, they beat each other twice.

Stats Betting

• Many are betting on Toronto to win again, and the odds are 1.59 at 1xbet.
• In 11 of the last 12 face-to-face meetings, the opponents didn't reach the total of 232 points. We bet on TU (232.5) at odds of 1.93 at 1xbet.
• And in six home matches in a row, Toronto didn't score more than 118 points. The best bet IT1U (118.5) at odds of 1.90 at 1xbet.
• In 6 of the last 8 games, Toronto has not conceded more than 114 points. We go for IT2U (114.5) at odds of 1.90 at 1xbet.

Expert Betting Tips

Toronto has won seven of the last eight games, and almost all of these were draws. Chicago will probably lack Zach LaVine, their main scorer, so there's no reason to expect a high performance. We're going to stick with a total under and bet on the Raptors' winning streak to continue. And from a statistical perspective, we're leaning towards Toronto's ITO. 

Prediction:

TU (232.5) for 1.91

H1 (-4.5) for 1.91

Assists IT1O (29.5) for 1.688