{"id":325016,"date":"2025-01-31T12:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=325016"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:53:43","slug":"bulls-vs-raptors-sgp-predictions-january-31-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/bulls-vs-raptors-sgp-predictions-january-31-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls vs. Raptors same-game parlay predictions Jan. 31: Back the Raptors to defeat the Bulls on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-369d1e60-225f-4499-8a7a-3863b6ae8b71\">The Toronto Raptors look to grab a six-game win streak on Friday when they host the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3a10f6c1-c0af-4156-a32a-495941afe3d5\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The surging Raptors are playing like a playoff-calibre team, and I say they keep their win streak alive with a home victory. To round out the SGP, I have props on Scottie Barnes and Josh Giddey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-4605d84a-f94f-453c-a11b-9c015351e1d2\">Check out my Bulls vs. Raptors same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-4605d84a-f94f-453c-a11b-9c015351e1d2\">Bulls vs. Raptors predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:108176\">Embed: #108176<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d6e673fe-4aee-433b-9472-6e1a4b16caa8\"><strong>Parlay: Raptors moneyline +  Barnes over 19.5 points +  Giddey under 12.5 points (+285)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d6e673fe-4aee-433b-9472-6e1a4b16caa8\"><strong><strong>Raptors moneyline <\/strong>(-167):<\/strong> As hard as it is to believe, the Raptors are currently the hottest team in the league, largely thanks to their stellar defensive play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are their stats in the last three weeks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd in defensive rating (105.2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd in opponent FG% (43.9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6th in plus-minus (+7.1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Bulls are enduring their roughest stretch of the season, having won just three of their last 12 games. And they&#8217;ll be without Zach Lavine due to personal matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a revenge spot for the Raps, who fell 122-121 in the first matchup in December while missing Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also play their best ball at home, with an 11-13 record, compared to a 4-19 record on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-89a1765e-b418-46d4-b497-651bc59723d9\">Other SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Barnes over 19.5 points (-215):<\/strong> Barnes is the driving force behind the Raptors&#8217; surprising turnaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t expect the star forward to slow down against a below-average Bulls defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chicago allows a league-worst 55.9 PPG in the paint, an area where Barnes thrives.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Power forwards are averaging 24.6 PPG against the Bulls, per Fantasy Pros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s scored 20+ points in each of his last four games. And the potential return of Quickley in the lineup only gives Barnes more scoring opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Giddey under 12.5 points (-105):<\/strong> Even with LaVine out in the last game, Giddey barely saw an increase in his shooting rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the Aussie guard has elevated his game as a playmaker, he remains an inefficient shooter and isn&#8217;t trusted to take on a bigger scoring role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giddey is averaging a career-low 9.9 shot attempts per game in his first season with Chicago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the road, he is averaging just 10.4 PPG in 21 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Giddey remains the fourth or fifth scoring option, behind Nikola Vucevic, Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, he&#8217;s failed to exceed 12.5 points in 11 of his last 13 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-049eee7c-fa25-40b8-b13d-7bb92000f313\"><em>Picks made at 10:54 a.m. on 01\/31\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Raptors look to grab a six-game win streak on Friday when they host the Chicago Bulls. The pregame narrative: The surging Raptors are playing like a playoff-calibre team, and I say they keep their win streak alive with a home victory. To round out the SGP, I have props on Scottie Barnes and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":325091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-325016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bulls vs. Raptors predictions Jan. 31: NBA SGP | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Bulls vs. Raptors predictions for Jan. 31. 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