Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors face off at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON on Thursday, January 18th, 2024 7:30 PM ET .
Who’s Playing
Chicago Bulls @ Toronto Raptors
How To Watch ?
- Date & time : Thursday, January 18th, 2024 7:30 PM ET
- Arena : Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
- TV & radio channel : SiriusXM, TSN Radio 1050, TNT, SN
- Live Stream: FuboTV
Chicago Bulls – Toronto Raptors injury report :
Chicago Bulls injury report :
Lonzo Ball: Out (Knee)
Patrick Williams: Questionable (Ankle)
Ayo Dosunmu: Probable (Shoulder)
Dalen Terry: Probable (Patella)
Torrey Craig: Out (Right Foot)
Toronto Raptors injury report :
Christian Koloko: Out (Illness)
Otto Porter: Out (Knee)
Gradey Dick: Questionable (Thumb)
Gary Trent: Questionable (Illness)
Jakob Poeltl: Out (Ankle)
Chicago Bulls – Toronto Raptors starting lineups :
The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:
Chicago Bulls starting lineup :
C. White, PG #0 A. Caruso, SG #6 Z. LaVine, SF #8 D. DeRozan, PF #11 N. Vucevic, C #9
Toronto Raptors starting lineup :
I. Quickley, PG #5 R. Barrett, SG #9 S. Barnes, SF #4 P. Siakam, PF #43 C. Boucher, C #25
Game prediction : Chicago Bulls – Toronto Raptors
Spread : -2 (-110) (CHI)
Over/Under (Totals) : 224.5
NBA Point Spread Predictions
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NBA Over/Under (Totals) Predictions
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