Chicago Bulls versus Washington Wizards NBA TV Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on February 22, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Chicago Bulls will travel to take on the Washington Wizards in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. They tip off this contest at Washington at 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.

The LVSC NBA odds makers opened the line in this game and the Chicago Bulls have opened as a 3-point road favorite with the over under coming in at 196.

The NBA betting public has come in with their early money on the side of the home underdog, as the Chicago Bulls are now a 2-point favorite. The total has seen movement towards the over, as the game is now lined at 201 ½.

Those looking to play on the Chicago Bulls on the money line will be returned –135 with the home underdog Washington Wizards bringing back +115 to win this game without the need for taking the points.

It will be the second meeting between these Eastern Conference clubs on Monday night. Back on January 15th it was the Chicago Bulls with the 121-119 home victory over the Washington Wizards as a 6-point home favorite. The Wizards lost this game on the free throw line as the team converted on only 20 of 30 on the night from the charity stripe.

The Bulls are 29-26 on the season and sit in the 6th spot in the Eastern Conference. They are 2 ½ games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks who sit in the 9th seed for a playoff spot. The Bulls are playing good basketball right now, as they are winners of 4 straight and 6 of 7 games. The team is coming off a blowout 122-90 home win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. They held the 76ers to just 38% shooting and the Bulls did a good job of taking care of the basketball with just 3 turnovers. The Bulls had balanced scoring in their win against Philadelphia with 7 players scoring in double digits.

It’s a bad season for the Washington Wizards as the team sits with a 19-34 record on the season. They sit in the 12th spot and 7 ½ games behind the Charlotte Bobcats in the 8th spot. The team is coming off a 109-104 loss to Toronto on Saturday night. The Wizards were not good on the defensive end allowing the Raptors to hit on 52% of their shots. Forward Andray Blatche had a good game with 24 points on 11 of 21 shooting against Toronto.

Trend: Washington Wizards are 5-0 ATS in their past 5 games

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