Wizards vs Bulls Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Mar 16th 2024
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Wizards
11W-55L
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March 16, 2024
08:00PM EST
Odds: 224.5 o/u
Bulls
32W-35L
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![Chicago Bulls](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/chi.png)
Alright, sports junkies, get ready for a showdown in the Windy City! The Washington Wizards, who’ve been doing more disappearing acts than a street magician with their 11-55 record, are set to face off against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. The game kicks off when the clock strikes 8 PM EST, so make sure you’ve got your bets placed and your fantasy lineups set. Now, the Wizards are trailing by a whopping 27.5 games in the Eastern conference, while the Bulls, with their 32-35 record, are 11 games back. The bookies have set the over/under at 224.5, with the Wizards at an underdog line of 10.5 and the Bulls favored at -10.5. Both teams are licking their wounds, with the Wizards fresh off a 119-135 defeat against the Rockets and the Bulls still smarting from their 111-126 loss to the Clippers. So as they lock horns tonight, let’s see if the Wizards can pull a rabbit out of the hat or if the Bulls will charge through to victory.
Game Breakdown
Game Time: March 16, 2024 08:00PM EST
Location: United Center, Chicago
Vegas Odds
WAS ML | CHI ML | Over/Under | Line | |
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Open | +390 | -550 | 226.5 | 10.5/-10.5 |
Recent | +170 | -230 | 224.5 | 10.0/-10.0 |
Difference | -220 | +320 | -2.0 | – |
Team Performance
![was Team Logo](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/was.png)
37.0% Win Probability
![chi Team Logo](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/chi.png)
63.0% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
Date | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final | O/U | ATS | |
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02/26/23 | Washington Wizards WAS | 27 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 82 | Under | ![]() |
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Chicago Bulls CHI | 25 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 102 | ||||
01/11/23 | Chicago Bulls CHI | 29 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 97 | Under | ![]() |
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Washington Wizards WAS | 25 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 100 | ||||
12/07/22 | Washington Wizards WAS | 22 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 111 | Over | ![]() |
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Chicago Bulls CHI | 29 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 115 | ||||
10/21/22 | Chicago Bulls CHI | 30 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 100 | Under | ![]() |
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Washington Wizards WAS | 26 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 102 | ||||
03/29/22 | Chicago Bulls CHI | 28 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 107 | Under | ![]() |
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Washington Wizards WAS | 23 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 94 | ||||
01/07/22 | Washington Wizards WAS | 32 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 122 | Over | ![]() |
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Chicago Bulls CHI | 37 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 130 | ||||
01/01/22 | Chicago Bulls CHI | 25 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 120 | Over | ![]() |
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Washington Wizards WAS | 32 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 119 |
Wizards Vs Over/Under
Bulls Vs Over/Under
Wizards Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
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03/14 | vs HOU | 119-135L | 32 | 29 | 13 | 93 |
03/12 | vs MEM | 97-94W | 28 | 26 | 13 | 78 |
03/10 | vs MIA | 110-108W | 40 | 35 | 15 | 81 |
03/08 | @ CHA | 112-100W | 54 | 25 | 11 | 89 |
03/06 | @ ORL | 109-119L | 35 | 26 | 9 | 88 |
03/04 | vs UTA | 115-127L | 43 | 26 | 15 | 94 |
03/01 | vs LAC | 115-140L | 39 | 29 | 9 | 98 |
02/29 | vs LAL | 131-134L | 45 | 35 | 15 | 102 |
02/27 | @ GSW | 112-125L | 41 | 34 | 20 | 94 |
02/25 | @ CLE | 105-114L | 40 | 29 | 9 | 93 |
Bulls Recent Games
Date | vsOpp | Result | Reb | Ast | Tov | Shots |
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03/14 | @ LAC | 111-126L | 36 | 28 | 13 | 86 |
03/13 | vs IND | 132-129W | 48 | 22 | 11 | 92 |
03/11 | @ DAL | 92-127L | 43 | 19 | 13 | 90 |
03/09 | vs LAC | 102-115L | 38 | 27 | 12 | 86 |
03/07 | vs GSW | 125-122W | 40 | 29 | 14 | 89 |
03/06 | vs UTA | 119-117W | 39 | 29 | 7 | 91 |
03/04 | vs SAC | 113-109W | 32 | 28 | 9 | 86 |
03/01 | @ MIL | 97-113L | 44 | 25 | 12 | 86 |
02/28 | @ CLE | 132-103W | 74 | 29 | 16 | 98 |
02/27 | @ DET | 95-105L | 39 | 22 | 6 | 98 |
Starting Lineups
Washington Wizards | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
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Deni Avdija
SF
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40.2 | 31.1 | 32.5 | 100% | 32.2 |
Jared Butler
PG
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16.4 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 3% | 37.8 |
21.2 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 43% | 18.3 | |
22.7 | 16.9 | 10.1 | 10% | 25.7 | |
Kyle Kuzma
PF
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41.8 | 36.2 | 39.1 | 100% | 37.8 |
Chicago Bulls | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
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33.6 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 100% | 26.2 |
48.8 | 43.4 | 40.8 | 100% | 41.1 | |
Ayo Dosunmu
PG
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35.8 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 67% | 30.7 |
47.2 | 37.0 | 40.4 | 100% | 39.3 |
Wizards Notable Injuries
- Tyus Jones (PG): Avg: 11.8pts, 2.7reb, 7.1ast, 28.7 minutes. Last game: 03/14/24. Impact: 4.1
- Marvin Bagley III (C): Avg: 11.4pts, 6.1reb, 1.2ast, 20.8 minutes. Last game: 03/04/24. Impact: 4.7
- Landry Shamet (SG/SF): Avg: 7.1pts, 1.3reb, 1.2ast, 15.7 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 1.6
- Justin Champagnie (SG): Avg: 2.8pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 03/14/24. Impact: 0.9
Bulls Notable Injuries
- Coby White (PG): Avg: 19.3pts, 4.8reb, 5.2ast, 36.6 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 5.9
- Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.8pts, 3.7reb, 3.1ast, 27.6 minutes. Last game: 03/14/24. Impact: 4.7
- Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.8pts, 4.3reb, 1.1ast, 19.8 minutes. Last game: 03/14/24. Impact: 2.2
- Julian Phillips (SF/PF): Avg: 2.2pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 8.1 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 1.3
- Andrew Funk (SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.4 minutes. Last game: 03/14/24. Impact: 0.0
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 | ||||||||||
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Player | Team | Prop | Line | Proj | Diff | L5 | L10 | L15 | L30 | Opp | Stat | Rank |
Deni Avdija | WAS | Pts | 15.5 | 17.9 | +2.4 | 60% | 50% | 60% | 60% | CHI | +10.5 | #30 |
Ayo Dosunmu | CHI | Pts | 15.5 | 17.6 | +2.1 | 20% | 30% | 40% | 40% | WAS | +0.9 | #22 |
Nikola Vucevic | CHI | Reb | 11.5 | 12.6 | +1.1 | 20% | 40% | 47% | 47% | WAS | -0.1 | #18 |
Alex Caruso | CHI | Reb | 4.5 | 4.9 | +0.4 | 60% | 30% | 33% | 33% | WAS | +1.5 | #29 |
Wizards Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
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C | #19 | #18 | #19 | #15 | -0.5% |
PF | #29 | #27 | #20 | #30 | 14.8% |
PG | #26 | #21 | #19 | #28 | 11.5% |
SF | #28 | #21 | #21 | #25 | 10.5% |
SG | #22 | #29 | #25 | #26 | 7.7% |
Bulls Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
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C | #17 | #3 | #7 | #10 | -6.3% |
PF | #16 | #24 | #25 | #21 | 6.9% |
PG | #30 | #5 | #12 | #17 | 2.8% |
SF | #30 | #22 | #14 | #30 | 23.2% |
SG | #7 | #23 | #27 | #15 | -0.3% |
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Team Comparison
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Recent Trends
- Onuralp Bitim (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.0% to 18.4, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.
- Richaun Holmes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 112.3% to 23.4, 11.0 min average previous 3 games.
- Kyle Kuzma (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.8% to 24.3, 35.6 min average previous 3 games.
- Isaiah Livers (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.2% to 16.2, 29.7 min average previous 3 games.
- Julian Phillips (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.2% to 14.9, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.
- Landry Shamet (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 13.6, 22.0 min average previous 3 games. The Wizards have a 2-game losing streak on the road.
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