Wizards vs. Bulls Series Odds
(TheSpread) – The Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards could both be dark horses in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. They begin their first-round playoff series today.
The Bulls are the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference while the Wizards come in as the No. 5 seed. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Chicago is the slight favorite to win this series, as the Bulls have odds of -200 to win. Washington has been given a money line of +170 to prevail in this series.
Chicago is 48-34 on the season, finishing second in the Central Division. The Bulls were 27-14 at home and 21-20 on the road while going 35-17 against conference opponents. Chicago scored just 93.7 points per game this season, which was the worst scoring average in the NBA. However, the Bulls had the top scoring defense in the NBA, holding opponents to 91.8 points per game.
Washington was 44-38 this season, placing second in the Southeast Division. The Wizards went 22-19 both at home and on the road this season while racking up a 33-19 record in conference play. The Wizards averaged 100.7 points per game on offense while giving up 99.4 points per game on defense.
These two teams met three times during the season, with Washington winning two of the three meetings and the Bulls covering the spread in two of three. Chicago won the most recent meeting back on April 5, but Washington has won four of its last six against the Bulls, covering in six of their last eight against Chicago as well.
For the schedule and odds available for the Wizards vs. Bulls series, see below
2014 NBA Playoffs Series Odds – Wizards vs. Bulls
Series Price
Washington Wizards +170
Chicago Bulls -200
Exact Series Result
Chicago Bulls win 4-0 8/1
Chicago Bulls win 4-1 7/2
Chicago Bulls win 4-2 5/1
Chicago Bulls win 4-3 15/4
Washington Wizards win 4-0 14/1
Washington Wizards win 4-1 9/1
Washington Wizards win 4-2 9/2
Washington Wizards win 4-3 11/2
Series Schedule
Game 1 – Sun. April 20, Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 2 – Tue. April 22, Washington at Chicago, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3 – Fri. April 25, Chicago at Washington, 8 p.m., ESPN
Game 4 – Sun. April 27, Chicago at Washington, 1 p.m., ABC
Game 5 * Tue. April 29, Washington at Chicago, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Thu. May 1, Chicago at Washington, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sat. May 3, Washington at Chicago, TBD, TNT
*If Necessary
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