Bulls vs Wizards prediction NBA · Thursday, April 9
At a glance
The Washington Wizards (17-62) host the Chicago Bulls (30-49) on Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena in NBA action. Final score: Bulls 119 – Wizards 108. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Bulls a 62% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Wizards are 11-28 at home and the Bulls are 12-27 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 1-9 for the Wizards and 2-8 for the Bulls (current streaks: Wizards L7, Bulls W1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Bulls, but the Wizards have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Wizards 116 – 120 Bulls, a margin of about 4.0 points in favor of the Bulls and a total around 237 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-10.1 vs -3.8 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (116.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Bulls' defense allows clearly fewer points (121.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHIWSH
Top performers
Bulls
Tre JonesG · #3031pts / game
Patrick WilliamsF · #444assists
Leonard MillerF · #1111reboundsWizards
Will RileyG · #2723pts / gameWill RileyG · #277assists
Julian ReeseF · #1315reboundsRecent form
CHIWSH
WSH
Team comparison
| CHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 30-49 | Record | 17-62 |
| 116.5 | Points scored / game | 112.2 |
| 121.0 | Points allowed / game | 124.1 |
| -3.8 | Adjusted margin / game | -10.1 |
| W1 | Current streak | L7 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 1-9 |
| 12-27 road | Home / road record | 11-28 home |
| 39-43 (-1.6) | Last season | 18-64 (-12.4) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Bulls
Injury report Wizards
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.