The Miami Heat are slight 1.5-point favorites heading into their play-in game against the Chicago Bulls at Kaseya Center on Friday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN. The matchup has an over/under set at 205 points.
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Heat vs. Bulls Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, April 19, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Arena: Kaseya Center
- Favorite: Heat (-1.5)
- Total: 205
Heat vs. Bulls Betting Statistics
- The Heat are 39-39-4 against the spread this year.
- This season, Miami has an ATS record of 22-21-2 in its 45 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
- Heat games this year have gone over the point total 35 times in 82 opportunities (42.7%).
- In the Bulls’ 82 games this season, they have 40 wins against the spread.
- Chicago has been underdogs by 1.5 points or more 45 times this year and are 23-22 ATS in those contests.
- Bulls games this season have eclipsed the over/under 56.1% of the time (46 out of 82 games with a set point total).
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Heat Trends & Top Players
- The Heat are shooting 46.5% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 47.3% the Bulls allow to opponents.
- Miami is 25-10-1 against the spread and 32-4 overall when it shoots higher than 47.3% from the field.
- Miami has collected a 25-16 record against the spread and a 28-13 straight-up record in games this season when the team connects on more than 37% of its three-point attempts.
- The Heat put up 110.1 points per game, just 3.6 fewer points than the 113.7 the Bulls give up.
- Miami has a 24-11 record against the spread and a 29-6 record overall when putting up more than 113.7 points.
- Bam Adebayo averages 19.3 points and 10.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
- The Heat get 2.8 three-pointers per game out of Duncan Robinson.
Bulls Trends & Top Players
- The Bulls’ 47% shooting percentage from the field this season is 0.3 percentage points higher than the Heat have allowed to their opponents (46.7%).
- Chicago is 27-15-1 against the spread and 27-16 overall when it shoots higher than 46.7% from the field.
- Chicago has a 26-16-1 ATS record and is 24-19 straight-up when the team hits more than 35.3% of its three-point attempts.
- The Bulls average only 3.9 more points per game (112.3) than the Heat allow (108.4).
- Chicago is 33-12-2 against the spread and 32-15 overall when it scores more than 108.4 points.
- DeMar DeRozan’s statline this season includes 24.0 points, 5.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game.
- Nikola Vucevic puts up 18.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
- Coby White makes 2.6 three-pointers per game.