Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors 4/8/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Thursday night NBA action, the Chicago Bulls will travel to Amalie Arena to take on the Toronto Raptors. The Bulls (21-28) have won consecutive games and trail Indiana by one full game for ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings. On Tuesday, Chicago dominated Indiana on the glass by 24 during a 113-97 road triumph.

All-Star C Nikola Vucevic poured in a game-high 32 points to go along with 17 rebounds and five assists. Zach LaVine contributed 19 points, eight rebounds, and six assists for the Bulls.

The Toronto Raptors have dropped seven of their previous ten games and trail Chicago by two full games for tenth place in the East. On Tuesday, Toronto trailed by 34 points after the first 20 minutes of a 110-101 home loss versus the Los Angeles Lakers. The Raptors (20-31) missed 28 of their 33 three-point attempts and shot just 40 percent overall.

Toronto F Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 27 points on 7-for-21 from the field and pulled down seven boards. Chris Boucher added 19 points and eight rebounds in a losing effort for the Raptors.