Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors odds, picks and predictions

The 10th-place Chicago Bulls (40-42) battle the 9th-place Toronto Raptors (41-41) Wednesday in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Tip from Scotiabank Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Bulls vs. Raptors odds , and make our expert NBA picks and predictions .

Chicago ended the regular season with a 103-81 home win Sunday against Detroit to cover as an 8-point favorite. The Bulls are on a 2-game win streak and are 6-4 in their last 10 games. They're also 6-4 against the spread (ATS) in that span and 40-39-3 ATS overall.

Toronto beat Milwaukee 121-105 Sunday to cover as a 4-point home favorite as the top-seeded Bucks were able to rest players. Toronto's victory snapped a 2-game losing streak. The Raptors are 6-4 in their last 10 games and 5-4-1 ATS in that stretch. This season, they are 42-39-1 ATS.

This will be the 4th matchup between these 2 this season with Toronto taking the regular-season series 2-1. The Raptors won 113-104 in early November to cover as 4-point home favorites. A night later, the Bulls won at home 111-97 to cover as 2-point favorites. In their most recent matchup in late February, the Raptors covered as 3.5-point home favorites in a 104-98 win.

Definitely worth noting is that all 3 games cashed Under tickets.