Chicago Bulls (19-22) vs. Washington Wizards (17-24)
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards -1; Over/Under: -
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The Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena. The Chicago Bulls have won 5 of their last 8 games. The Washington Wizards have lost 3 straight games.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 114.7 points on 48.9 percent shooting and allowing 115.3 points on 47.6 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 26.1 points and 4.9 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 23.4 points and 4.4 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Patrick Williams is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 81.5 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.3 rebounds per game.
The Washington Wizards are averaging 112.1 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 113.5 points on 46.4 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 22.9 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 22 points and 2.4 assists. Kyle Kuzma is the third double-digit scorer, and Rui Hachimura is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
The Bulls are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Wizards are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and 7-16-1 ATS in their last 24 Wednesday games. The over is 7-3 in Bulls last 10 overall. The over is 5-2 in Wizards last 7 overall. The Bulls are 9-2-1 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Washington and 14-6-1 ATS in the last 21 meetings.
The status of DeRozan and Porzingis is key before betting this game. With that said, I still lean toward the Bulls, a team that’s shown signs of life recently and is getting elite level play from Lavine. Also, the Wizards had issues in the paint against the Pelicans, which tells me Vucevic should have success down low in this contest. I like the Bulls in this pick em spot against a Wizards side that could be down their best two players.
