The Chicago Bulls (5-11) and Toronto Raptors (7-8) square off Friday in the In-Season Tournament with tip-off from Scotiabank Arena set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Bulls vs. Raptors odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: Bulls lead 1-0
The Bulls are coming off a 116-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Chicago has lost 5 of its last 6 games and is 0-2 in the tournament. The road doesn’t get any easier as they’re in the 2nd game of a 4-game road trip. G Zach LaVine (foot) missed Wednesday’s game and is questionable for this one.
The Raptors are also 0-2 in the tournament and have a big hill to climb if they want to advance because of a -22 point differential in their 2 tournament games. They snuck by the Indiana Pacers 132-131 in their last game on Wednesday. F Pascal Siakam had 36 points and 10 rebounds in the Raptors’ 2nd-largest points output of the season.