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The Toronto Raptors will visit the Chicago Bulls on Friday for an NBA Eastern Conference clash at the United Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT.
Toronto (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 0-1 O/U) beat Minnesota 97-94 in its season opener and Chicago (0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U) lost 124-104 to Oklahoma City in its first game. Last season, the Raptors won the season series 2-1.
The Bulls are 1.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 217 points.
Toronto started the season on the right foot, beating a hungry Minnesota team 97-94 at home. The Raptors held the Timberwolves to 34.0 percent shooting from the field, including just 25.8 percent from long range. Toronto won despite being outrebounded 62-47, 16 of which were offensive rebounds. New Raptor Dennis Schroder paced the team with 22 points in his debut.
The Raptors lost fan favorite Fred VanVleet in free agency but picked up Schroder as his replacement. While not the same caliber as his predecessor, the 30-year-old should mesh well with the team's core. New coach Darko Rajakovic has a few key pieces to move on his chessboard, but is it enough?
Last season, Toronto scored 112.9 points per game (24th) and shot 45.9 percent from the field (27th), including 33.5 percent from long distance (28th). The Raptors' opponents averaged 111.4 points (4th ) and shot 49.1 percent (27th) with a 37.4 shooting percentage from beyond the arc (28th). Toronto ranked 25th in pace of play, per Dunks and Threes.
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