Chicago vs. Toronto

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Chicago Bulls will visit the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto in an NBA matchup between teams with 0-0 records. Chicago enters as the visiting team, while Toronto will play at home. Both clubs are at the start of their seasonal schedules and will be looking for an early result in the conference standings. The Bulls and Raptors will meet in a conference game, and each team is seeking its first win of the season.

Chicago’s most recent previous result was a 149-128 loss at Dallas. The Bulls will try to regroup in Toronto after that road defeat. Chicago’s next 10 games include contests against Milwaukee, Washington, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, San Antonio and Atlanta. The Bulls have a mix of home and road matchups in that stretch, with several games set for United Center and several trips away from Chicago. The team’s immediate focus will be on the Raptors before that larger run of games begins.

Toronto’s most recent previous result was a 114-102 loss at Cleveland. The Raptors will return home looking for a stronger performance at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto’s next 10 games include meetings with Washington, Minnesota, Orlando, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver, Milwaukee, Memphis and Boston. The Raptors also have a mix of home and road games in that span, with Orlando and Boston among the teams scheduled to visit Toronto. Toronto will try to use its home court against Chicago before moving deeper into that schedule.

The matchup will count in the NBA standings and will feature two teams with identical 0-0 records. Chicago and Toronto will meet with the Bulls as the visitor and the Raptors as the home side. Scotiabank Arena is the site for the game. The game will be played in Toronto, with the Raptors serving as host and the Bulls as the road team.

Chicago’s upcoming opponents include Milwaukee, Washington, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, San Antonio and Atlanta. Toronto’s upcoming opponents include Washington, Minnesota, Orlando, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver, Milwaukee, Memphis and Boston. Both teams have a busy run ahead after the Wednesday matchup at Scotiabank Arena. The teams will turn their attention to those schedules after the game.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Toronto Raptors 113, Chicago Bulls 103. Interstat’s ELO system projects Toronto with an 87.9 percent probability to win. Toronto has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -9.5, and the over/under is 236.5.