Henry Roldán
The fight for the Play-in spots in the NBA Eastern Conference is red-hot, and two of the teams involved, Bulls vs Wizards, will face each other this coming Wednesday.
Chicago halted a three-game winning streak on Monday after losing 99-107 to the Celtics, while Washington fell for the third straight game against the Pelicans after a crashing score of 132-112.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you the best preview of the Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards clash.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards NBA Regular Season Game on January 11, 2023
- Where: Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
- When: Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 7:00 PM ET
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Betting on the Chicago Bulls
- Regular Season Record: 19-22
The Chicago Bulls’ good momentum collided sharply with reality on Monday night after being defeated by the Celtics, the team that leads the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
Although Chicago battled until the end, Zach LaVine’s 27 points were not enough for the quintet to drop to tenth place in the conference and have only a game and a half ahead of the Raptors for the postseason berths.
The key to this game was that for the first time in 12 games, the Bulls failed to reach 100 points, which is not very common for them after averaging 115.1 on the season. They even scored at least 120 points in six games during the aforementioned period, which is logical considering that they are the fourth team with the best field goal percentage and the sixth in long distance shots.
Defensively, the Bulls wasted a great effort at TD Garden by holding the Celtics, the team with the best points per game average in the league, to just 107 points.
The home team shot just 43.7% from the field and 26.8% from long distance —good records for Chicago considering that they are the second team that allows the best percentage of three-point shots to opponents with 37.2%.
Betting on the Washington Wizards
- Regular Season Record: 17-24
Despite being just two games behind the Bulls in the final playoff spot, the Washington Wizards’ reality without Bradley Beal appears to be quite complicated.
After five consecutive wins, the Washington team has accumulated three consecutive losses, which coincides with the amount of time Beal has been out of action after getting injured last Tuesday against the Bucks.
In that winning streak, the defense also played a key role by not allowing more than 111 points in any game, while in the three losses the lowest share received is 123. This figure is a far cry from the 113.1 that the Wizards are averaging this season.
Just as the share of points received was on the rise, points scored stagnated without Beal and Washington does not know what it is like to score more than 113 points in those games. Against the Pelicans, they shot 51% from the field, but another problem popped up as they registered 20 turnovers, which is not very common for them, averaging just 14.1 this year.
JefeBet Prediction
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