Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Washington Wizards are hitting the road to United Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Chicago Bulls.

The Wizards faced the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 130-119 in their last game. Washington finished the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (49 out of 105) and made 10 out of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing defending, Washington allowed 54.2% from the floor on 52 of 96 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 34 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Los Angeles totaled 51 rebounds (9 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe by making 16 of 22 shots. They also converted 10 of their 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Wizards walked away with 23 and the Lakers had 14 fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis is a guy who came through in this game. Porzingis walked away from this one shooting 44.0% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 9 boards. He scored 27 points on 11 out of 25 shooting.

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Washington heads into this game with a record of 11-13 this year. They have an average of 111.0 pts per game (19th in basketball) on 47.1% from the field. The Wizards are hitting 33.8% on three-point shots (261 of 772) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is collecting 44.7 rebounds per game and has 594 assists so far this season, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They rank 7th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 569 relinquished so far this season. The Wizards defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (977 of 2,145) and they relinquish 44.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 37.0% on three-point shots and they are 12th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.5).

In their last game, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-101 when they played the Kings. The Bulls were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Kings were called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to shooting from distance, Chicago knocked down 9 out of their 25 attempts (36.0%). Overall, the Bulls shot 38 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 44.2%. The Bulls permitted the Kings to bury 40 of 86 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.5% in this game. They finished 30.2% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Chicago permitted Sacramento to snag 46 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Zach LaVine ended up being a factor for the Bulls for this contest. He buried 16 of 28 for the game for a rate of 57.1%, and had 8 rebounds. LaVine accumulated 41 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 9-14 for the year. The Bulls are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per game and they shoot 82.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.3 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per game. Chicago has scored 2,565 pts on the season (111.5 per contest) and they pull in 42.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which is 15th in the league.

The Bulls are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.9. They are able to force 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (299 of 795) and opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 27.1 dimes and 43.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 29th and 16th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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