NBA Best Bets: Bulls vs. Wizards Picks for January 1
Published 11:33 pm Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Chicago Bulls (15-18) square off against the Washington Wizards (5-25) as 5.5-point favorites on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT and CHSN.
To find the best bets you can place on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.
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Bulls vs. Wizards Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
- TV: MNMT and CHSN
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Bulls vs. Wizards Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 5.5)
- Chicago’s record against the spread is 16-17-0.
- Washington is 12-18-0 against the spread this season.
- The Bulls are 3-1 as 5.5-point favorites or more.
- As 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Wizards are 10-18 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Under (237.5)
- In 16 of 33 games this season, the Bulls and their opponents have combined to score more than 237.5 points.
- Wizards games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 237.5 points in 10 of 30 outings.
- Chicago has an average total of 235.3 in its games this year, 2.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Washington has a 231.3-point average over/under in its outings this season, 6.2 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Bulls are the seventh-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Wizards have scored the 29th-most points.
- The Bulls are the league’s 30th-ranked scoring defense while the Wizards are the 19th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Bulls (-210)
- The Bulls have been favorites in seven games this season and won five (71.4%) of those contests.
- The Wizards have won in five, or 16.7%, of the 30 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Chicago has a record of 3-1 when it’s favored by -210 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- This season, Washington has come away with a win two times in 26 chances when named as an underdog of at least +170 or longer on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 67.7% chance of a victory for the Bulls.
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