Free NBA Picks Today: Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls 1/11/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls 1/11/23
Wed 11th January 2023

The Washington Wizards (17-24, 10-8 Home) will try to slow down one of the NBA’s top shooting teams when they host the Chicago Bulls (19-22, 8-13 Away) on Wednesday. Chicago dropped their last game against the Boston Celtics 107-99 at TD Garden on Monday. With 27 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, Zach LaVine was a top performer in the losing effort. The Bulls are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Washington dropped their third in a row in blowout fashion on Monday at Capital One Arena, falling to the New Orleans Pelicans 132-112. Kristaps Porzingis had 23 points and 10 rebounds in defeat, carrying the team.

The Wizards are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Chicago and Washington have split their two matchups this season. The Bulls triumphed in the most recent meeting, beating the Wizards 115-111 at United Center in December 2022.

DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 27 points, while Nikola Vucevic added 25 points, 11 rebounds, and three assists. Porzingis had 28 points and nine rebounds in the losing effort. The Bulls have been led this season by DeRozan and LaVine, who are averaging 26.1 and 23.4 points per game, respectively.

DeRozan also has dished 4.9 assists per game. Meanwhile, Vucevic is grabbing 10.9 rebounds per game. Porzingis (22.0 ppg) and Kyle Kuzma (21.3) have powered the Wizards’ offense. Porzingis also has pulled down 9.0 rebounds per game. Monte Morris has doled out 5.4 assists per game.

Shooting 48.9% from the field, the Bulls are one of the NBA’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (5th). The Bulls have found success in recent games at Capital One Arena, winning seven of the last 10.

Chicago is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.7 (119.5-117.8). Washington has also a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 116.5 points per game on average while allowing 113.1 (+3.4 margin).

BULLS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Patrick Williams: 13.4 | 9.9 | +3.5
Rebounds per game:
Nikola Vucevic: 14.6 | 10.9 | +3.7

WIZARDS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bradley Beal: 13.0 | 31.5 | -18.5
Points per game:
Bradley Beal: 8.0 | 22.9 | -14.9

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Chicago Bulls (-120)

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