Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, March 21, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (39-31) are traveling to United Center on Monday where they will meet the Chicago Bulls (41-29).

The Raptors played the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 128-123 in their last game. Toronto finished with a 50.5% FG percentage (49 of 97) and converted 12 out of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Raptors made 13 of 20 attempts for a rate of 65.0%. Concerning rebounding, they earned 46 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for the contest in addition to creating 4 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Toronto allowed 49.0% from the floor on 47 of 96 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 43 assists and had 33 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Los Angeles grabbed 30 boards (13 offensive, 17 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Los Angeles ended up shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 21 attempts. They also knocked down 19 of their 43 tries from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 19 while the Lakers finished the game with 13 fouls.

Scottie Barnes is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. Barnes ended up going 66.7% from the floor and also earned 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins played and grabbed 17 rebounds. He recorded 31 points on 14 out of 21 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this matchup with a record of 39-31 on the year. They currently have an average of 109.0 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while shooting 44.4% from the field. The Raptors are shooting 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (839 of 2,386) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toronto is pulling down 45.2 boards per game and has 1,530 dimes for the year, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Raptors have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists with 1,764 conceded for the season. The Raptors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (2,739 of 5,916) and they concede 44.3 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 10th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (107.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 129-102 against the Suns. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Chicago permitted Phoenix to snag 39 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 44.0% from distance by shooting 11 out of 25 and ended up shooting 24 of 26 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Bulls permitted the Suns to knock down 47 of their 84 tries from the field which left them shooting 56.0% for this contest. Overall, the Bulls ended up going 35 out of 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Chicago buried 7 of 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.6%. The Suns had 11 fouls for this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 31 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Bulls were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the matchup.

Nikola Vucevic pitched in for the Bulls for the game. He made 8 out of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Vucevic totaled 16 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Chicago has a record of 41-29 this season. The Bulls commit 18.8 fouls every game and they go 81.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.1 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. Chicago has 7,838 points for the campaign (112.0 per contest) and they collect 42.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulls are shooting 48.1% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in the NBA.

The Bulls on defense are ranked 16th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.2. They have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (23rd in basketball). The Chicago defense allows 36.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (813 of 2,226) and opponents are making 79.6% of their foul shots. They concede 24.8 assists and 43.2 boards per game, which ranks 16th and 8th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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