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Will the Raptors beat the Bulls?

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Raptors win chance

78%

Typical margin: Raptors by 10.5

Bulls 22%Raptors 78%

In short

  • Our ratings favor the Raptors by 11 points, home court included

Why this number

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Every step from a coin flip to our number, in the order our model adds them.

  1. An even game50%Every game starts as a coin flip.
  2. Home court+1161%Playing at home is worth about 3.9 points to the Raptors.
  3. See how far every step moved our number.
  4. Our numberRaptors 78%

Each step is that piece's share of the model, so the steps add up to the number we published.

The range

In 9 of 10 simulations, the result lands between Bulls by 12 and Raptors by 33.

← Bulls winRaptors win →

What if he's out?

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Switch a player off and we rerun the game without him.

Raptors win chance

78%

Everyone plays
Bulls 22%Raptors 78%
  • Top scorerBulls
  • Top scorerRaptors

In our model a star out costs his team 4.5 points, up to 9 for a whole roster.

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Our number over time

Down 5 from 83% to 78%

Oct 3Oct 9
Injury report

Bulls

  • Zach CollinsDay-To-Day
  • Jaylin SellersDay-To-Day
  • Tre JonesDay-To-Day
  • Nic ClaxtonDay-To-Day

Raptors

  • Trayce Jackson-DavisDay-To-Day
  • Jamison BattleDay-To-Day
  • Allen GravesDay-To-Day
  • Kawhi LeonardDay-To-Day
  • Nate BittleDay-To-Day
Our method
  • We simulate the final margin 40,000 times from our team ratings (Elo, fitted walk-forward) and the ESPN injury report.
  • The win chance is the share of those simulations each team wins.
  • Model v1.2.0, updated Oct 9.
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