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Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors

The Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Scotiabank Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -1.5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 228.

Toronto was a 121-97 winner in its last match at home against the Heat. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 218 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Chicago, they were a 109-91 loser as they battled the Cavaliers on the road. The Bulls failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 200 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Chicago:
Team record: 19-23 SU,20-21-1 ATS
Chicago is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games

Toronto:
Team record: 16-25 SU,20-20-1 ATS
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games

Next up:
Chicago home to Memphis Saturday, January 20
Toronto at New York Saturday, January 20