Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Toronto Raptors (16-30) are on their way to United Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Chicago Bulls (22-25).

The Raptors played the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-125 in their last game. Toronto ended the contest with a 46.1% FG percentage (41 of 89) and made 15 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Raptors made 28 of 32 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 29 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to defense, Toronto allowed 46.3% from the field on 44 of 95 shooting. Atlanta earned 27 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Atlanta had 51 rebounds (20 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by making 32 of their 40 tries. They made 6 of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Raptors ended up with 30 while the Hawks totaled 21 fouls.

Scottie Barnes is one player who was a major factor in this game. Barnes finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and also totaled 8 dimes. He played for 38 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Toronto will play this game with a win-loss mark of 16-30 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.4 pts per game (18th in the league) while connecting on 47.9% from the field. The Raptors are connecting on 35.6% on 3-point shots (539 of 1,515) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is pulling in 43.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,357 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Raptors have forced 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They give up 37.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 18th in the league in points per game from their opponents (116.8). The Raptors defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.5% (2,016 of 4,153) and they surrender 44.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 24th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,281 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 104-96 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Bulls recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the matchup. They coughed it up 4 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers had 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Chicago made 8 of their 32 tries (25.0%). In all, the Bulls ended up going 42 out of 90 from the field which had them sitting at 46.7%. The Bulls permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 32 of their 79 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.5% for the contest. They went 18.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 out of 33 and ended up shooting 26 of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Portland to grab 48 in total (7 on the offensive side).

DeMar DeRozan ended up being a factor for the Bulls in the game. DeRozan earned 20 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes in this contest. He made 8 out of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Chicago has a mark of 22-25 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are shooting 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in the league. Chicago has accounted for 5,214 points this year (110.9 per contest) and they collect 43.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.5 times per contest (28th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Bulls commit 19.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 10th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.3. They have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (14th in the NBA). The Chicago defense allows 36.4% on 3-pointers (665 of 1,825) and opponents are making 78.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 27.7 dimes and 44.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 23rd and 17th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago and under the total points

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