Raptors vs Bulls prediction NBA · Wednesday, March 18
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (28-40) host the Toronto Raptors (38-29) on Wednesday, March 18 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Raptors 139 – Bulls 109. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Raptors a 55% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 17-18 at home and the Raptors are 19-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Bulls and 4-6 for the Raptors (current streaks: Bulls W1, Raptors W2).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Bulls 115 – 116 Raptors, a margin of about 1.5 points in favor of the Raptors and a total around 231 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 (116.3 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Raptors' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
TORCHI
Top performers
Raptors
RJ BarrettF · #923pts / game
Immanuel QuickleyG · #57assists
Jakob PoeltlC · #198reboundsBulls
Matas BuzelisF · #1419pts / game
Collin SextonG · #105assistsMatas BuzelisF · #147reboundsRecent form
TORCHI
CHI
Team comparison
| TOR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38-29 | Record | 28-40 |
| 113.2 | Points scored / game | 116.3 |
| 112.4 | Points allowed / game | 119.9 |
| +0.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -3.1 |
| W2 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 19-13 road | Home / road record | 17-18 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.