Raptors same-game parlay picks vs. Bulls Nov. 24: Barnes, Toronto should beat Chicago at home
The NBA's in-season tournament marches on with a matchup tonight between the Toronto Raptors and the Chicago Bulls.
The pregame narrative: Chicago has shown itself to be a dreadful road team this year, so Friday's parlay includes the Raptors on an alt spread. Also, Scottie Barnes and Coby White both showed up big time when these teams last met, and that's what should happen again.
NBA oddsas of 11:00 a.m. on 11/24/2023.
Same-game parlay Raptors picks
Parlay: Raptors -2.5 + Barnes over 30.5 pts/reb/ast + White over 12.5 points (+275)
Raptors -2.5 (-200): Toronto lost its only matchup of the year so far against the Bulls, but Chicago is a completely different team when playing on the road.
The Bulls are 1-5 away from home with a -11.0 net rating, which is the third-worst mark in the NBA. All five of the road losses came by at least nine points, including a 14-point loss in Oklahoma City two nights ago.
Chicago's lone road win was back on Oct. 30, but that was with Zach LaVine playing a team-high 36 minutes and scoring 23 points. LaVine is listed as questionable on the official injury report and did not dress on Wednesday.
Toronto hasn't been a trustworthy team to bet on, but the Raptors have covered this number in three of four games as a home favourite this season.
Other parlay picks
Barnes over 30.5 pts/reb/ast (-175): Although the Raptors haven't been all that reliable from a betting standpoint, Barnes has really stepped up his game this year. And this is a PRA number he's clearing with solid consistency.
Through 15 games, Barnes has cleared this total 11 times. He's averaging 19.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists (34.5 PRA). In his lone matchup against the Bulls earlier this year, Barnes dropped a 22-point triple-double.
Chicago has a 119.4 defensive rating on the road, which bodes well for Barnes to be able to stuff the stat sheet in multiple ways.
White over 12.5 points (-225): If LaVine doesn't play, this is a particularly great spot to back White, who balled out on Wednesday in the absence of his backcourt partner.
The fifth-year guard scored a season-high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting from 3-point range without LaVine, who is the only Bull averaging more beyond-the-arc attempts than White.
This is a points prop that White has exceed in five of his past seven games. He also netted 17 points when the Bulls faced the Raptors in October.
