Bulls vs Wizards Game Breakdown

Get ready for a showdown in the Capital One Arena as the Chicago Bulls charge into the lion’s den of the Washington Wizards tonight at 8 PM EST. It’s the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, and after a series of blowouts, we’re all itching for a nail-biter. The Bulls, riding high off a recent victory, are looking to corral the Wizards, who are desperate to conjure up some magic after their last tumble. With the stakes sky-high and the scoreline predicted to be a rollercoaster at 238.5 points, fans are buckling up for an electrifying clash. As these teams lock horns, let’s see if the Wizards can pull a rabbit out of their hat or if the Bulls will stampede their way to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 01, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-165	+140	237.5	-5.5/5.5
Recent	-150	+115	238.5	-6.0/6.0
Difference	+15	-25	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

28W-26L

60.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

11W-44L

40.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/26/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	21	40	35	31	127	Under
11/26/24	Washington Wizards WAS	29	18	34	27	108	Under
04/12/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	32	33	31	129	Over
04/12/24	Washington Wizards WAS	40	22	33	32	127	Over
03/25/24	Washington Wizards WAS	31	22	29	25	107	Under
03/25/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	17	32	33	23	105	Under
03/16/24	Washington Wizards WAS	19	26	24	29	98	Under
03/16/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	35	28	32	127	Under
02/26/23	Washington Wizards WAS	27	18	22	15	82	Under
02/26/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	22	27	28	102	Under
01/11/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	30	21	17	97	Under
01/11/23	Washington Wizards WAS	25	21	41	13	100	Under
12/07/22	Washington Wizards WAS	22	27	32	30	111	Under
12/07/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	23	28	35	115	Under
10/21/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	20	24	26	100	Under
10/21/22	Washington Wizards WAS	26	30	21	25	102	Under
03/29/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	23	24	32	107	Under
03/29/22	Washington Wizards WAS	23	23	27	21	94	Under
01/07/22	Washington Wizards WAS	32	34	29	27	122	Over
01/07/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	37	36	34	23	130	Over
01/01/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	27	34	34	120	Over
01/01/22	Washington Wizards WAS	32	32	24	31	119	Over

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/30	vs CHA	115-108W	63	31	13	104
12/28	@ MIL	116-111W	52	33	11	95
12/26	vs ATL	133-141L	36	36	14	98
12/21	@ BOS	98-123L	43	28	12	98
12/19	vs BOS	117-108W	56	23	10	94
12/13	@ CHA	109-95W	52	27	16	93
12/08	@ PHI	100-108L	35	29	15	86
12/06	@ IND	123-132L	38	33	12	97
12/05	vs SAS	139-124W	50	36	17	90
12/02	@ BRO	128-102W	54	33	16	92

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/30	@ NYK	106-126L	46	25	13	92
12/28	@ NYK	132-136L	44	32	15	99
12/26	@ CHA	113-110W	43	25	11	91
12/21	vs MIL	101-112L	46	20	19	80
12/19	@ CHA	123-114W	52	33	18	83
12/15	@ BOS	98-112L	51	22	16	99
12/13	vs CLE	105-115L	44	24	17	86
12/08	@ MEM	112-140L	52	20	21	100
12/07	@ DEN	122-113W	46	31	17	93
12/05	@ DAL	101-137L	39	25	12	99

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	40.0	41.9	30.5	93%	32.2
Zach LaVine SF	33.0	39.2	35.8	100%	36.2
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	40.8	40.9	100%	41.2
Coby White SG	33.0	33.5	32.8	100%	33.1
Patrick Williams PF GTD	22.0	24.1	20.4	87%	21.8

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Carlton Carrington PG	19.0	19.1	21.3	69%	23.7
Bilal Coulibaly SF	32.0	36.8	28.9	100%	29.4
Kyle Kuzma PF	25.0	24.5	34.2	100%	34.0
Jordan Poole SG	35.0	41.1	37.9	100%	38.3
Alexandre Sarr C	29.0	30.9	26.6	100%	27.0

Bulls Notable Injuries

Ayo Dosunmu (PG/SG): Avg: 12.2pts, 3.1reb, 3.6ast, 29.5 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 5.2
Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 10.0pts, 4.0reb, 1.7ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 3.8
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 5.1pts, 3.0reb, 3.4ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 3.0
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.9pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.2 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 2.4
Jevon Carter (PG/SG): Avg: 4.9pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 12.8 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 1.6

Wizards Notable Injuries

Tristan Vukcevic (C): Avg: 7.7pts, 3.3reb, 1.2ast, 14.1 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 3.2
Jared Butler (PG): Avg: 5.8pts, 1.3reb, 2.9ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 2.0
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 2.6reb, 0.6ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 0.9

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	13.5	15.8	+2.3	40%	30%	27%	27%	WAS	+2.5	#28
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Reb	5.5	6.2	+0.7	80%	60%	60%	60%	CHI	+0.3	#21
Jordan Poole	WAS	Reb	2.5	2.9	+0.4	100%	70%	60%	60%	CHI	+0.9	#28
Jalen Smith	CHI	Ast	0.5	0.7	+0.2	60%	50%	53%	53%	WAS	+0.4	#22

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#11	#27	#25	4.3%
PF	#30	#21	#17	#28	9.6%
PG	#17	#29	#27	#26	6.0%
SF	#19	#21	#22	#16	0.8%
SG	#24	#28	#8	#25	5.5%

Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#22	#9	#30	14.5%
PF	#26	#29	#22	#27	9.4%
PG	#28	#22	#24	#29	11.6%
SF	#12	#13	#28	#17	0.9%
SG	#11	#29	#28	#22	5.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.2

107.6

Rebounds per Game

44.9

44.2

Assists per Game

29.7

24.4

Steals per Game

7.4

7.8

Blocks per Game

4.9

5.6

Shots per Game

92.4

90.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

16.9

12.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.6

52.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.7

33.1

Turnovers per Game

14.3

15.9

Fouls per Game

18.7

21.8

Recent Trends

Jared Butler (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.3% to 12.3, 20.6 min average previous 3 games.
Kyshawn George (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 62.9% to 27.6, 16.9 min average previous 3 games.
Corey Kispert (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.2% to 25.4, 18.0 min average previous 3 games.
Dalen Terry (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.1% to 15.2, 10.1 min average previous 3 games.
Jonas Valanciunas (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 65.7% to 21.9, 13.2 min average previous 3 games.
Tristan Vukcevic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 37.4% to 15.8, 25.3 min average previous 3 games.
Patrick Williams (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.1% to 29.4, 19.6 min average previous 3 games.