It’s Saturday, March 8, and the Chicago Bulls (25-38) and Miami Heat (29-32) are all set to square off from Kaseya Center in Miami.
The Bulls are currently 14-16 on the road with a point differential of -4, while the Heat have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Chicago won the only meeting of the season 133-124 in Chicago on Feb. 4 versus Miami.
Chicago is 3-5 since the All-Star break and is coming off a 125-123 win over Orlando. It’s been 27 games since the Bulls have won back-to-back games. Miami is 4-5 since the break and coming off a 106-104 loss to the Timberwolves last night for two consecutive losses.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Bulls vs. Heat live today
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Game odds for Bulls vs. Heat
The latest odds as of Saturday:
That gives the Bulls an implied team point total of 113.61, and the Heat 115.96.
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Expert picks & predictions for Saturday’s Bulls vs. Heat game
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) leans the Over between Miami and Chicago:
“Chicago has the rest advantage against Miami and has been a sneaky time as of late, but it’s hard to trust a team that hasn’t won back-to-back games in 27 contests. Miami is the more talented team and coming off a 106-104 last night will probably motivate this team to put up some points on Chicago. I lean the Over and think Miami is the right side, but as a Bulls fan, I couldn’t tell you what to expect from this team night in and night out.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Bulls & Heat game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Miami Heat on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Chicago Bulls at +4.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 229.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Bulls vs. Heat on Saturday
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The Heat have won 12 of their last 20 games against teams with losing records
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Each of the last 4 matchups between the Heat and the Bulls have gone over the Total
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The Heat have covered the Spread in their last 4 games at home
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The Bulls have lost 15 of their last 18 games against teams with better records
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