Who’s Taking part in

Washington Wizards @ Chicago Bulls

Present Information: Washington 11-55, Chicago 32-35

How To Watch

• When: Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
• The place: United Middle — Chicago, Illinois
• TV: Monumental Sports activities Community
• Observe: CBS Sports activities App
• On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt at no cost. Regional restrictions might apply.)
• Ticket Value: $48.00

What to Know

The Bulls shall be taking part in the total 4 quarters on Saturday, however they’re anticipated to have issues wrapped up effectively earlier than that. They are going to be taking part in at dwelling in opposition to the Washington Wizards at 8:00 p.m. ET at United Middle. Provided that the pair suffered a loss of their final recreation, they each have just a little further motivation heading into this match.

Final Thursday, Chicago ended up a great deal behind the Clippers and misplaced 126-111. The Bulls haven’t had a lot luck with the Clippers not too long ago, because the workforce’s come up brief the final 3 times they’ve met.

In the meantime, issues may have been worse for Washington, however they may have been an entire lot higher as they took a 135-119 loss to the Rockets on Thursday. The Wizards have now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back video games.

The shedding facet was boosted by Deni Avdija, who nearly dropped a double-double on 24 factors and 9 rebounds.

Chicago dropped their document all the way down to 32-35 with that defeat, which was their third straight at dwelling. That tough patch might be blamed on the workforce’s lackluster offensive efficiency throughout that stretch, as they solely averaged 100.0 factors per recreation. As for Washington, they’ve traveled a rocky highway not too long ago having misplaced 18 of their final 20 matchups, which put a noticeable dent of their 11-55 document this season.

This contest is one the place the variety of possessions is prone to be an enormous issue: The Bulls have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 11.7 turnovers per recreation (they’re ranked fourth in turnovers per recreation general). Nevertheless, it isn’t just like the Wizards battle in that division as they have been averaging solely 13.4 turnovers per recreation. Given these competing strengths, it’s going to be attention-grabbing to see how their conflict performs out.

The Bulls took their win in opposition to the Wizards when the groups final performed again in February of 2023 by a conclusive 102-82. Will the Bulls repeat their success, or do the Wizards have a greater recreation plan this time round? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.

Odds

Chicago is an enormous 10-point favourite in opposition to Washington, in keeping with the newest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a great really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Bulls as a ten.5-point favourite.

The over/below is 226 factors.

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Collection Historical past

Chicago has gained 7 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Washington.

• Feb 26, 2023 – Chicago 102 vs. Washington 82
• Jan 11, 2023 – Washington 100 vs. Chicago 97
• Dec 07, 2022 – Chicago 115 vs. Washington 111
• Oct 21, 2022 – Washington 102 vs. Chicago 100
• Mar 29, 2022 – Chicago 107 vs. Washington 94
• Jan 07, 2022 – Chicago 130 vs. Washington 122
• Jan 01, 2022 – Chicago 120 vs. Washington 119
• Feb 08, 2021 – Washington 105 vs. Chicago 101
• Dec 31, 2020 – Chicago 133 vs. Washington 130
• Dec 29, 2020 – Chicago 115 vs. Washington 107