Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors Predictions and Betting Odds 3/21/22
Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors Betting Preview and Predictions
NBA basketball handicapper Andy Lang offers his Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors preview for Monday, March 21. At the time of posting, The Bulls have opened as a 3.5-point home favorite over the Raptors, with the total sitting at 223 points.
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| Monday, March 21 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Chicago Bulls -3.5 vs Toronto Raptors |
| Total: | 223 Points |
| Game Time: | 8:10pm ET / 5:10pm PT |
| Arena: | United Center in Chicago, IL |
| TV: | NBC Sports Chicago |
Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors Analysis
The Bulls host the Raptors tonight as the Bulls have one home game in the middle of eight road games, and since the Bulls started off the road trip 0-3, a win would be just what the doctor ordered.
The home team Bulls are -3.5 favorites with a total of 223 as Toronto comes in off a back to back against Miami. Let’s try and find the best for this game.
Bulls Can’t Stop The Bleeding
The Bulls got obliterated by the Suns on Friday, and that’s three straight losses to the Suns, Jazz and Kings by 27, 15, and 9.
It makes the Bulls now 1-9 ATS in their last 10, and even though Caruso is back in the lineup, he isn’t back to his old self and he doesn’t have Lonzo so the backcourt defense is still bad as of now.
The Bulls have also become an under team recently going under their total in four out of five and eight out of 10.
Demar DeRozan’s insane scoring pace has regressed back to the mean, so that’s been another factor in the Bulls descent as he has over 25 points in only two of nine games after coming off of 12 straight games over 25 points.
Raptors Rebound
The Raptors blew a game against the Lakers in OT on Sunday as that’s their only loss in seven games, but they rebounded by getting a crazy 93-88 win against the 76ers last night who had Embiid in the lineup.
They are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games, and Toronto is 1-2 against Chicago this year so a win would be a nice boost to their head to head record in the East.
The Raptors should be able to contain Vucevic as they are the 6th best team in the league defending centers, and with Scottie Barns coming on strong they have to like their chances.
Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors Prediction
The Bulls keep getting overvalued in the markets, and they haven’t shown me anything to convince me they can defend late in games.
They’ve lost 8 out of 10 straight up with their wins being to weaker opponents, I’m not worried about the Raptors back to back situation, I’ll take the Raptors ML.
Prediction: Raptors Moneyline
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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