NBA Best Bets: Bulls vs. Wizards Picks for January 1

Published 11:33 pm Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Washington Wizards (5-25) are 5.5-point underdogs against the Chicago Bulls (15-18) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The game starts at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT and CHSN.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Bulls vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 5.5)

  • Against the spread, Chicago is 16-17-0 this year.
  • Against the spread, Washington is 12-18-0 this season.
  • As 5.5-point favorites or more, the Bulls are 3-1 against the spread.
  • The Wizards’ ATS record as 5.5-point underdogs or more is 10-18.

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Pick OU:

Under (237.5)

  • In 16 of 33 games this season, the Bulls and their opponents have combined to total 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’s games this year have an average total of 235.3, 2.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average over/under for Washington’s matchups this season is 231.3, 6.2 fewer points than this game’s total.
  • The Bulls score the seventh-most points in the NBA this season, while the Wizards’ offense puts up the 29th-most.
  • The Bulls are the NBA’s 30th-ranked scoring defense while the Wizards are the 19th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Bulls (-210)

  • The Bulls have entered the game as favorites seven times this season and won five of those games.
  • 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 oddsmakers 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 worse on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Bulls, based on the moneyline, is 67.7%.

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