Chicago Bulls (43-31) vs. Washington Wizards (32-42)
March 29, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards +3; Over/Under: -226.5
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The Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena. The Chicago Bulls need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Washington Wizards look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 111.8 points on 48.1 percent shooting and allowing 111.4 points on 47.1 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 27.6 points and 5 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 24.8 points and 4.7 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Coby White is dishing 3 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game.
The Washington Wizards are averaging 108.3 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 111.5 points on 46.2 percent shooting. Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 21.4 points and 8.2 rebounds, while Kyle Kuzma is averaging 17.1 points and 3.5 assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the third double-digit scorer, and Ish Smith is dishing 4.6 assists. The Washington Wizards are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.2 rebounds per game.
The Bulls are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 road games and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 11-25-1 ATS in their last 37 games overall. The under is 9-2 in Bulls last 11 overall. The over is 10-4 in Wizards last 14 overall. The Bulls are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Washington and 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Chicago Bulls should be favored for obvious reasons, but they’re playing rough ball at the moment, they don’t cover numbers on the road, and they’re on the end of a back to back here. I can’t lay chalk with the Bulls in their current form. The Bulls are 15-22-1 against the spread on the road. Not my favorite game on the card, but it’s the Wizards or pass for me.
