Raptors vs Bulls prediction NBA · Thursday, February 19
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (24-31) host the Toronto Raptors (32-23) on Thursday, February 19 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Raptors 110 – Bulls 101. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Raptors a 53% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 15-12 at home and the Raptors are 16-10 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 1-9 for the Bulls and 6-4 for the Raptors (current streaks: Bulls L6, Raptors L1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Bulls 115 – 116 Raptors, a margin of about 1.0 points in favor of the Raptors and a total around 232 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (117.0 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Raptors' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
TORCHI
Top performers
Raptors
Brandon IngramF · #731pts / gameBrandon IngramF · #76assists
Scottie BarnesF · #49reboundsBulls
Anfernee SimonsG · #520pts / game
Tre JonesG · #306assists
Jalen SmithF · #2510reboundsRecent form
TORCHI
CHI
Team comparison
| TOR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 32-23 | Record | 24-31 |
| 113.3 | Points scored / game | 117.0 |
| 112.8 | Points allowed / game | 120.4 |
| +0.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.9 |
| L1 | Current streak | L6 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 1-9 |
| 16-10 road | Home / road record | 15-12 home |
| 30-52 (-4.3) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Raptors
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.