Washington travels to Chicago for conference showdown

Published Oct. 24, 2026 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Washington Wizards (1-0, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (1-1, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

LINE: Wizards -1.5; over/under is 243.5

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago plays Washington in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

Chicago finished 31-51 overall and 19-32 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Bulls gave up 121.5 points per game while committing 19.0 fouls last season.

Washington went 17-65 overall and 11-41 in Eastern Conference action during the 2025-26 season. The Wizards allowed opponents to score 124.9 points per game and shoot 48.8% from the field last season.

INJURIES: Bulls: Nic Claxton: out (hamstring).

Wizards: AJ Dybantsa: day to day (ankle), Tristan Vukcevic: out (hip), Jamir Watkins: out for season (acl).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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