Wizards vs. Bulls Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 1

Wizards vs. Bulls Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Venue: Capital One Arena -- Washington D.C.
• Coverage: MNMT and CHSN

The Chicago Bulls (15-18) face the Washington Wizards (5-25) as 6-point favorites on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT and CHSN. The matchup has an over/under of 238.5 points.

Wizards vs. Bulls Odds & Spread

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Wizards vs. Bulls Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Bulls win (60.1%)

Wizards vs. Bulls Betting Trends

• The Bulls have covered the spread in a matchup 16 times this season (16-16-1).
• The Wizards have 11 wins against the spread in 30 games this year.
• This season, 17 of the Bulls' games have gone over the point total out of 30 chances.
• Wizards games this season have gone over the point total 53.3% of the time (16 out of 30 games with a set point total).
• Against the spread, Chicago has performed worse when playing at home, covering seven times in 16 home games, and nine times in 17 road games.
• The Bulls have hit the over on the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (43.8%) than games on the road (58.8%).
• Against the spread, Washington has been better at home (7-10-0) than away (4-8-1).
• Looking at the over/under, Wizards games have gone over nine of 17 times at home (52.9%), and seven of 13 on the road (53.8%).

Bulls Leaders

• Nikola Vucevic is averaging 20.6 points, 3.3 assists and 10 boards.
• Zach LaVine is averaging 22 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Coby White averages 18 points, 3.6 boards and 4.6 assists.
• Josh Giddey's numbers on the season are 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 7 assists per contest, shooting 44.9% from the field and 31% from downtown, with an average of 1.2 made treys.
• Ayo Dosunmu is averaging 12.6 points, 4.8 assists and 3.9 boards.

Wizards Leaders

• Jordan Poole is averaging 21.3 points, 2.7 boards and 5 assists for the Wizards.
• The Wizards get 13.3 points per game from Bilal Coulibaly, plus 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists.
• The Wizards receive 11.9 points per game from Jonas Valanciunas, plus 8.1 boards and 2.3 assists.
• Alex Sarr's numbers on the season are 11.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He is sinking 40.5% of his shots from the field and 31.7% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.5 triples.
• Per game, Bub Carrington gets the Wizards 9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists, plus 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks.

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