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 begins at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT and CHSN.

If you hope to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in this article (according to our computer predictions).

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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.
  • Washington has 12 wins in 30 games against the spread this season.
  • The Bulls have an ATS record of 3-1 as 5.5-point favorites or greater.
  • Against the spread as 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Wizards are 10-18.

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Pick OU:

Under (237.5)

  • In 16 games this season, the Bulls and their opponents have gone over 237.5 combined points.
  • The Wizards have played 10 games this season that ended with a point total above 237.5 points.
  • The average point total in Chicago’s outings this year is 235.3, 2.2 more than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Washington’s matchups this season have a 231.3-point average over/under, 6.2 fewer points than this game’s total.
  • The Wizards are the NBA’s 29th-highest scoring team this season compared to the seventh-ranked Bulls.
  • This game features the league’s 19th-ranked (Wizards) and 30th-ranked (Bulls) scoring defenses.

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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.
  • This season, Chicago has won three of its four games when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.
  • 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 moneyline for this contest implies a 67.7% chance of a victory for the Bulls.

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