Chicago Bulls (1-0) vs. Washington Wizards (1-0)
October 21, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards -1.5; Over/Under: 224.5
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The Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards meet Friday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena. The Chicago Bulls look for a quick 2-0 start to the season. The Washington Wizards also look to remain undefeated on the season.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 116 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 108 points on 46.3 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 37 points and 9 assists, while Ago Dosunmu is averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Goran Dragic is dishing 2 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 42.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46 rebounds per game.
The Washington Wizards are averaging 114 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 107 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 23 points and 5 rebounds, while Kyle Kuzma is averaging 22 points and 2 assists. Kristaps Porzingis is grabbing 4 rebounds, and Will Barton is dishing 3 assists. The Washington Wizards are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 53 rebounds per game.
The Bulls are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 9-19 ATS in their last 28 games overall. The Wizards are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games playing on 1 days rest and 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games following a ATS win. The under is 5-1 in Bulls last 6 overall. The under is 4-0 in Wizards last 4 overall. The Bulls are 9-2 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Washington and 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
This line has changed drastically as the Wizards opened up as 2.5 point underdogs. I’m not sure if I understand it. The Chicago Bulls are coming off an impressive effort in Miami and DeRozan looks to be in regular season form already. Yes, the Bulls are banged up with no LaVine or Ball, but that was the case in their opener, and it didn’t stop them. I’ll grab the Bulls in the underdog role.
