The Chicago Bulls (1-0) take on the Washington Wizards (1-0) at 4:00 PM ET on Friday, October 21, 2022 on NBCS-CHI and NBCS-DC.
The Bulls face off against the Wizards in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight matchup. The Bulls are favored by only 1.5 points against the Wizards.
Bulls vs. Wizards Betting Odds
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- Spread: Chicago -1.5
- Moneyline: Chicago -115, Washington -105
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Bulls at Wizards odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 1.5)
- Prediction:
Wizards 111 – Bulls 110
- Chicago won 38 of the 48 games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (79.2%).
- In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter last year, Chicago had a record of 37-11 (77.1%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, Chicago has an implied win probability of 53.5%.
- Washington was underdogs 52 times last season and won 17, or 32.7%, of those games.
- Last season, Washington won 16 of its 49 games, or 32.7%, when it was the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win by Washington, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.
- Last year, the Bulls recorded 111.6 points per game, just 0.4 fewer points than the 112.0 the Wizards gave up.
- Chicago had a 27-8 record against the spread and a 29-6 record overall last season when scoring more than 112.0 points.
- Washington went 20-11-1 against the spread and 22-10 overall last season when allowing fewer than 111.6 points.
- The Wizards’ 108.6 points per game last year were just 3.4 fewer points than the 112.0 the Bulls allowed to opponents.
- Washington put together a 19-9 ATS record and a 21-7 overall record last season in games it scored more than 112.0 points.
- Chicago had an ATS record of 23-7 and a 26-4 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 108.6 points.
- Last season, the Bulls were the league’s 13th-ranked scoring team (111.6 PPG), while the Wizards were the 16th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (112.0) in NBA action.
- Washington’s squad was the 22nd-ranked scoring team (108.6 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Chicago ranked 16th in terms of allowing points per game (112.0).
- The Bulls had a -32-point scoring differential last season (-0.4 per game). The Wizards were also been out-scored by opponents on average last year (-277 total points, -3.4 per game).