Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Chicago Bulls (10-15) are headed to Scotiabank Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Toronto Raptors (7-19).

The Bulls faced off with the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 108-100 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Bulls walked away with 18 and the 76ers racked up 15 fouls. They also made 9 of 36 attempts from distance. Philadelphia went 92.9% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 14 attempts. Additionally, Philadelphia pulled down 56 rebounds (10 offensive, 46 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Philadelphia recorded 25 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. When talking about defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the floor on 43 out of 92 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists for the contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 35 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 11 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Chicago ended the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (35 out of 86) and made 19 of their 54 shots from distance.

Zach LaVine is one guy who was a factor in the game. LaVine finished the contest at 47.6% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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Chicago enters this contest with a record of 10-15 on the campaign. They are turning it over 15.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is collecting 44.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 734 dimes so far this season, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 38.4% on shots from distance (418 of 1,088) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 119.1 points per game (4th in the NBA) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are ranked 29th in the NBA in allowing assists with 738 relinquished so far this year. The Bulls defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.6% (1,154 of 2,375) and they concede 46.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 35.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (123.0).

For their last game, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 114-104 against the Heat. The Raptors pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Heat had 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. In regard to 3-point shots, Toronto made 11 out of their 32 tries (34.4%). Overall, the Raptors ended up shooting 41 out of 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6%. The Raptors permitted the Heat to knock down 40 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2% in this contest. They shot 40.6% from distance by shooting 13 of 32 and ended up shooting 21 of 32 from the free throw line (65.6%). In relation to rebounding, Toronto permitted Miami to get 52 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Gradey Dick ended up being important for the Raptors for the game. He converted 8 of 19 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and had 4 rebounds. Dick scored 22 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this game.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 7-19 on the year. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks 14th in the NBA. Toronto has tallied 2,912 pts so far this season (112.0 per game) and they grab 46.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.6 times per contest (6th in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.2 times per game. The Raptors commit 22.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense concedes 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (352 of 993) and opponents are making 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.8 assists and 43.1 rebounds every game, which is 16th and 10th in basketball. The Raptors on defense are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG given up with 117.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (15th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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