Chicago at Washington

This has been a most disappointing season for both of these teams. The good news here is that the winner will emerge as a .500 team. This will be a huge revenge spot for the Bulls who lost at home to Washington on Monday by 14 points. The Bulls may have had a psychological lapse since Derrick Rose went down. They then traded Luol Deng, it appeared we may see another decline, but they have responded well having gone 3-1 since the trade. They are now 6-1 in January and are playing their best basketball of the season. Joakim Noah has taken over a leadership role and has grabbed an average of 15 rebounds per game in the last five, and the Bulls are now 7-2 ATS vs. a losing team in their last nine. Make the play on Chicago.