Home › Game previews › NBA › October 2026 › Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls

NBA · October 24, 2026

Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls Final — October 24, 2026

Washington Wizards

124

Top scorer Anthony Davis20 games

FINAL

Chicago Bulls

120

Top scorer Norman Powell58 games

Saturday, October 24 · 8:10 PM ET

WASOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)CHI

28th108.8

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

111.023rd

25th112.9

PPG

116.310th

WASDefenseCHI

29th120.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

115.822nd

29th124.9

Opp PPG

121.528th

WASTeamCHI

30th−11.5

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−4.822nd

WASLast 10 gamesCHI

Game by game

2-8

Last 10

8-2

-56

Net points

-30

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

WASRest & travelCHI

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

1 dayback-to-back

597 mi960 km

Travel to the game

Home

−1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

WASKey injuriesCHI

AJ Dybantsa FDay-to-day

Players out or limited

Nic Claxton COut

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 24, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Wizards visited the Bulls on Saturday, October 24 at 8:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Wizards scored 112.9 points per game (25th of 30) and allowed 124.9 (29th). The Bulls scored 116.3 points per game (10th of 30) and allowed 121.5 (28th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Wizards 108.8 (28th), Bulls 111.0 (23rd). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Wizards 120.3 (29th), Bulls 115.8 (22nd). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Wizards −11.5 (30th), Bulls −4.8 (22nd). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Bulls closed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the Wizards. The spread opened with Wizards favored by 1.5. The total closed at 244.5, up from 243.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Wizards +104, Bulls -125) prices the Wizards at 47% and the Bulls at 53%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Washington Wizards 124, Chicago Bulls 120

Washington Wizards won by 4.

Against the closing spread (Chicago Bulls -1.5): Washington Wizards covered.
Combined score 244 vs the closing total of 244.5: Under.
Washington Wizards closed at +104 on the moneyline (a 47% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadfavorite flipped

OpenBulls +1.5 (-112)
Wizards -1.5 (-107)

CloseBulls -1.5 (-110)
Wizards +1.5 (-110)

Totalup 1

Open243.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close244.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenWizards -113 51%
Bulls -104 49%

CloseWizards +104 47%
Bulls -125 53%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Members

G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

Unlock every game with Analytics — $44.44/mo See today’s free game →

Matchup

Players to watch

Wizards

20 games · Anthony Davis

Points per game20.439th
Rebounds per game11.16th
Assists per game2.8125th
Minutes per game31.3

15 games · Trae Young

Points per game17.9
Rebounds per game2.0
Assists per game8.0
Minutes per game25.6

Bulls

58 games · Norman Powell

Points per game21.727th
Rebounds per game3.5207th
Assists per game2.5158th
Minutes per game29.6

54 games · Josh Giddey

Points per game17.071st
Rebounds per game8.326th
Assists per game9.13rd
Minutes per game32.1

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 16 times since 2022: the Wizards won 4 and the Bulls 12.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 9, 2026	Bulls 119, Wizards 108 Bulls won
Apr 9, 2026	Bulls 119, Wizards 108 Bulls won
Apr 7, 2026	Bulls 129, Wizards 98 Bulls won
Apr 7, 2026	Bulls 129, Wizards 98 Bulls won
Nov 22, 2025	Wizards 120, Bulls 121 Bulls won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams