Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/22/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: SN

The Chicago Bulls (19-10) welcome the Toronto Raptors (14-15) at United Center on Wednesday.

The Raptors took the court against the Warriors and notched a win by a score of 119-100 in their last game. Toronto ended the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (45 out of 90) and knocked down 14 of their 38 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 15 of 23 attempts for a rate of 65.2%. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected a total of 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 26 dimes for this game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In relation to the defense, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 46.8% from the field on 37 out of 79 shooting. Golden State recorded 47 dimes and had 26 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Golden State grabbed 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Golden State finished the game at 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 21 tries. They buried 11 out of their 36 tries from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Raptors left the arena with 21 while the Warriors recorded 20 fouls.

Fred VanVleet is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He scored 27 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. VanVleet finished the contest at 52.9% from the field and also recorded 12 assists.

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Toronto comes into this game with a record of 14-15 this year. They average 106.4 pts per contest (21st in the NBA) while shooting 44.0% from the field. The Raptors are hitting 34.3% on 3-pointers (338 of 984) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 44.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 625 assists on the year, which ranks 29th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are 8th in the league in allowing assists with 689 surrendered this season. The Raptors are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (1,106 of 2,438) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 35.3% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in the league in points per game allowed (105.2).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls got the victory with a final of 133-118 when they played the Rockets. When talking about rebounds, Chicago allowed Houston to collect 28 in total (7 on the offensive side). They went 36.4% from three-point range by going 12 out of 33 and finished the game at 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Bulls allowed the Rockets to knock down 44 of 78 tries from the field which had them at 56.4% in the game. Overall, the Bulls went 47 out of 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.4%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Chicago buried 16 of their 35 attempts (45.7%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 95.8%. The Rockets committed 14 fouls in the game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Bulls collected 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game.

DeMar DeRozan ended up being important for the Bulls for the contest. DeRozan tallied 26 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists in this game. He converted 11 out of 18 for the game for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 3 rebounds.

Chicago has a record of 19-10 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the NBA. Chicago has 3,171 pts this season (109.3 per contest) and they pull down 42.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.5 times per game (16th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 81.9% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 106.3. They are able to force 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (17th in the league). The Chicago defense concedes 36.1% on shots from distance (340 of 941) and opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 22.9 dimes and 44.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 8th and 11th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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