The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors are scheduled to meet in NBA action at United Center on Thursday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results and today’s injury updates, Dimers’ advanced NBA model predicts the Raptors as the most likely winner of the Raptors vs. Bulls game.

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Bulls lineup will feature stars like Collin Sexton, Anfernee Simons and Josh Giddey, while the Raptors will rely on Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks.

Raptors vs. Bulls prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday’s NBA matchup between the Raptors and Bulls 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Raptors a 69% chance of defeating the Bulls. Our predicted final score has the Raptors winning 118-112.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and the Raptors and Bulls each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 231.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

 

Raptors vs. Bulls odds

We have sourced the best NBA odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type
Raptors
Bulls

Spread
-5.5 (-108)
+5.5 (-110)

Moneyline
-205
+180

Total
o231.5 (-110)
u231.5 (-108)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Raptors vs. Bulls picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: