{"id":7171,"date":"2009-01-14T17:15:50","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=7171"},"modified":"2009-01-14T17:16:15","modified_gmt":"2009-01-14T22:16:15","slug":"bulls-raptors-free-pick-140109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/bulls-raptors-free-pick-140109\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Betting &#8211; Bulls vs. Raptors (Jan. 14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NBA Action &#8211; Raptors Host Bulls<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago Bulls (16-22 SU, 16-22 ATS, 20-17-1 O\/U) have dropped two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, failing to cover the spread in the BetUS Sportsbook each time out. The Toronto Raptors (16-23 SU, 16-22-1 ATS, 22-17 O\/U) have also dropped two consecutive games though they did manage to cover the spread for BetUS NBA betting backers in their last contest. \u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tonight, the mediocre ballclubs will each be looking to get back in the win column when they square off at Air Canada Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran power forward Drew Gooden led Chicago with 22 points and nine rebounds in its 109-95 loss to Portland on Monday night. Chicago failed to cover the spread as 2-point road favorites in the BetUS Sportsbook while the game played over the 195-point O\/U total.<\/p>\n<p>Former No. 1 overall draft pick Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 23 points and eight rebounds in its 115-109 overtime loss to Boston on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our guys fought,&#8221; Raptors coach Jay Triano said. &#8220;I was pleased with our performance. &#8230; We just remind our guys that we have to keep being aggressive and keep taking the ball to the basket, and I think that&#8217;s how we&#8217;ll become a better basketball team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Raptors have played without starting forward Jermaine O\u2019Neal for the past eight games while point guard Jose Calderon has missed five of Toronto&#8217;s last six games.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls welcomed back point guard Kirk Hinrich on Monday after the veteran missed 31 games with a torn ligament in his right thumb. Forward Luol Deng also returned from an eight-game absence due to a sprained ankle, but Chicago was outscored 88-67 over the final three quarters in its loss to Portland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/2183\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" title=\"Betus NBA Betting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=11892&#038;banid=1399 alt=\"NBA Betting\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s good to have Kirk and Luol back,&#8221; said Bulls head coach Vinny Del Negro. &#8220;Now we have to work on our rotation, our minutes and our practice time and get back on track. &#8230; You hope it will affect the team well, but you don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago&#8217;s last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto<\/p>\n<p>Chicago is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing Toronto<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago&#8217;s last 5 games when playing Toronto<br \/>\nChicago is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto&#8217;s last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago<br \/>\nToronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago<br \/>\nToronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto&#8217;s last 5 games when playing Chicago<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bulls +4 -110<br \/>\nToronto Raptors -4 -110<\/p>\n<p>Over 201 -110<br \/>\nUnder 201 -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis:<\/strong> While both teams have been mired in slumps recently, it is the Chicago Bulls that are really playing poorly at the moment. While the Toronto Raptors have dropped two straight games, they are still playing hard for head coach Jay Triano which is why I like them to win this contest and cover the spread narrowly at home.<\/p>\n<h3>NBA Free Picks: Raptors -4 Points\/Over 201 Total Points<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free pick and preview plus NBA betting odds and basketball lines for the matchup featuring the Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1979,3938,3939,1975,5733,8599,4933,8600,4045,744,4044,3942,747,3925,5379,5068],"class_list":["post-7171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-basketball-betting","tag-basketball-odds","tag-bet-on-basketball","tag-bet-on-nba","tag-bulls-betting-trends","tag-bulls-vs-raptors","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-chicago-bulls-vs-toronto-raptors","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-handicappers","tag-nba-handicapping","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-predictions","tag-raptors-betting-trends","tag-toronto-raptors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7171"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7173,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7171\/revisions\/7173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}