Who’s playing
Chicago Bulls @Washington Wizards
Current records: Chicago 15-18, Washington 5-25
How to watch
- When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
- Or: Capital One Arena – Washington, District of Columbia
- TV: Chicago Sports Network
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $19.00
What you need to know
The Chicago Bulls will face the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena. Despite their absence, the Bulls have a 5.5 point advantage on the spread.
On Monday, the Bulls needed a little extra time to hold off the Hornets. They came away with a 115-108 victory over Charlotte. The win made it back-to-back wins for Chicago.
The Bulls worked as a unit and finished the game with 31 assists (they are ranked fourth in assists per game overall). This strong performance was nothing new for the team: they have now accumulated at least 27 assists in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, the Wizards managed to keep up with the Knicks until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Things couldn’t have been much worse for the Wizards as they lost 126-106 to the Knicks. This defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Washington in its confrontations with New York: they now have eight in a row.
Despite the loss, the Wizards got strong performances from Jonas Valanciunas, who went 10 of 13 en route to 22 points plus eight rebounds, and Malcolm Brogdon, who had 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Additionally, Valanciunas also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he has posted since November 2024.
Chicago’s victory improved its record to 15-18. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record to 5-25.
Everything went in favor of the Bulls against the Wizards in their previous meeting in November 2024, as the Bulls took a 127-108 victory. Do the Bulls have another win up their sleeve, or will the Wizards turn things around? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
Chicago is a solid 5.5 point favorite over Washington, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bulls as 5-point favorites.
The over/under is 236.5 points.
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History of the series
Chicago has won 7 of its last 10 games against Washington.
- November 26, 2024 – Chicago 127 vs. Washington 108
- April 12, 2024 – Chicago 129 vs. Washington 127
- March 25, 2024 – Washington 107 vs. Chicago 105
- March 16, 2024 – Chicago 127 vs. Washington 98
- February 26, 2023 – Chicago 102 vs. Washington 82
- January 11, 2023 – Washington 100 vs. Chicago 97
- December 7, 2022 – Chicago 115 vs. Washington 111
- October 21, 2022 – Washington 102 vs. Chicago 100
- March 29, 2022 – Chicago 107 vs. Washington 94
- January 7, 2022 – Chicago 130 vs. Washington 122
