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Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors
The Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -3-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
The Raptors were a 110-101 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Lakers. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (211) made winners of OVER bettors.
Chicago won its last outing, a 113-97 result against the Pacers on April 06. The Bulls covered in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 210 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Chicago:
Team record: 21-28 SU,27-21-1 ATS
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Toronto:
Team record: 20-31 SU,21-30 ATS
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Chicago at Atlanta Friday, April 9
Toronto at Cleveland Saturday, April 10