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Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors Final — October 21, 2026

Chicago Bulls logo
92
Top scorer Norman Powell58 games
FINAL
Toronto Raptors logo
135
Top scorer Kawhi Leonard65 games
Wednesday, October 21 · 7:40 PM ET
CHIOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)TOR
23rd111.0
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
113.915th
10th116.3
PPG
114.620th
CHIDefenseTOR
22nd115.8
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
111.17th
28th121.5
Opp PPG
111.89th
CHITeamTOR
22nd−4.8
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+2.811th
CHILast 10 gamesTOR
+21+21+21+17+17+17+17+17+17+17
Game by game
-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
10-0
Last 10
0-10
+182
Net points
-36
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
CHIRest & travelTOR
5 days
Days of rest
5 days
438 mi705 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
CHIKey injuriesTOR
Nic Claxton COutIsaac Okoro FDay-to-day
Players out or limited
None listed
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 21, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Bulls visited the Raptors on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:40 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Bulls scored 116.3 points per game (10th of 30) and allowed 121.5 (28th). The Raptors scored 114.6 points per game (20th of 30) and allowed 111.8 (9th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Bulls 111.0 (23rd), Raptors 113.9 (15th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Bulls 115.8 (22nd), Raptors 111.1 (7th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Bulls −4.8 (22nd), Raptors +2.8 (11th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Raptors closed as 10.5-point favorites at home against the Bulls. The spread opened at Raptors -8.5. The total closed at 237.5, up from 235.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bulls +360, Raptors -472) prices the Bulls at 21% and the Raptors at 79%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Chicago Bulls 92, Toronto Raptors 135

Toronto Raptors won by 43.

  • Against the closing spread (Toronto Raptors -10.5): Toronto Raptors covered.
  • Combined score 227 vs the closing total of 237.5: Under.
  • Toronto Raptors closed at -472 on the moneyline (a 79% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 2
OpenRaptors -8.5 (-115)
Bulls +8.5 (-105)
CloseRaptors -10.5 (-110)
Bulls +10.5 (-110)
Totalup 2
Open235.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close237.5 (o -115 / u -106)
Moneyline
OpenBulls +275 26%
Raptors -350 74%
CloseBulls +360 21%
Raptors -472 79%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score
Spread
Total
Win %

Matchup

Players to watch

Chicago Bulls logo
Bulls
58 games · Norman Powell
  • Points per game21.727th
  • Rebounds per game3.5207th
  • Assists per game2.5157th
  • Minutes per game29.6
54 games · Josh Giddey
  • Points per game17.071st
  • Rebounds per game8.326th
  • Assists per game9.13rd
  • Minutes per game32.1
Toronto Raptors logo
Raptors
65 games · Kawhi Leonard
  • Points per game27.96th
  • Rebounds per game6.461st
  • Assists per game3.684th
  • Minutes per game32.1
57 games · RJ Barrett
  • Points per game19.350th
  • Rebounds per game5.3101st
  • Assists per game3.399th
  • Minutes per game30.3

2025-26 regular-season per-game averages, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 389 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Bulls won 7 and the Raptors 7.

DateScoreLineTotal
Mar 18, 2026Raptors 139, Bulls 109
Raptors won


Feb 19, 2026Raptors 110, Bulls 101
Raptors won


Feb 5, 2026Bulls 107, Raptors 123
Raptors won


Apr 1, 2025Raptors 118, Bulls 137
Bulls won


Feb 28, 2025Raptors 115, Bulls 125
Bulls won


Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

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