Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards will go up against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

The Bulls faced off with the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-99 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bulls walked away with 18 while the Celtics totaled 12 fouls. They buried 11 of 41 shots from beyond the arc. Boston ended up going 95.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Boston pulled down 50 boards (9 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 1 block. Boston recorded 25 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 43.7% from the floor on 38 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 42 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 9 of 14 tries for a rate of 64.3%. Chicago finished the contest having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (39 out of 86) and converted 12 of their 35 3-point attempts.

Zach LaVine is one player who had an impact for this contest. He ended up with 27 points on 10 out of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 42 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. LaVine finished shooting 41.7% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes.

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Chicago enters this game with a mark of 19-22 so far this season. They average 114.7 points per contest (13th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.9% from the floor. The Bulls are shooting 37.6% on 3-point shots (444 of 1,181) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is pulling down 42.3 boards per game and has earned 999 dimes so far this year, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.9 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 29th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,085 conceded on the campaign. The Bulls are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.6% (1,717 of 3,608) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 36.9% on 3-point shots while they are 19th in the league in PPG allowed (115.3).

For their last game, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 132-112 against the Pelicans. In relation to rebounds, Washington permitted New Orleans to grab 44 overall (12 offensive). They went 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 31 from the charity stripe (77.4%). The Wizards permitted the Pelicans to make 49 of their 93 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Wizards finished shooting 42 for 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.2%. With respect to 3-pointers, Washington knocked down 14 out of 34 tries (41.2%). They were able to convert 14 of those for a clip of 77.8%. The Pelicans were called for 21 fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Wizards were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the contest.

Kristaps Porzingis was important for the Wizards in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Porzingis earned 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Washington has a win-loss record of 17-24 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in the league. Washington has scored 4,595 points this season (112.1 per contest) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.0 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Wizards are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per game and they go 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 36.4% on 3-pointers (489 of 1,342) and opponents are knocking down 80.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 23.9 dimes and 43.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 7th and 10th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.5. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (8th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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