I like the Bulls to pull a nice revenge spot here and beat the high flying Wizards tonight. Just two games ago the Bulls lost at home to this team and then the Wizards backed it up by beating the Heat as a +5.5 point favorite. Now they feel the hang over effect and lose this game to the Bulls. For one I don't think the Heat are playing their best basketball right now as they have lost three straight and this is a young team that is probably a bit too high on themselves right now.
For the Bulls they keep winning with defense and they are ranked #2 in 2 point defense which both of these teams shoot more than 75% of the time. Chicago has been struggling with defense, but they can quickly go back to the tape and see all the mid range jumpers that the Wizards made and make the necessary adjustments to dominate here tonight. The Wizards will have to defend inside the arch which they have not done well this year ranked 25th in the NBA while the Bulls will attempt 80% of their shots from that distance. Before the Miami win the Wizards were losers of 7 of 8 at home and the Bulls would love nothing more than to stay ahead of the Wizards for the playoffs as they have similar records.
Bulls are also 36-16 ATS int heir last 57 Friday games!
