Bulls vs. Heat betting: NBA Play-In Tournament preview

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The Miami Heat are slight 2-point underdogs for their play-in matchup against the Chicago Bulls at United Center on Wednesday, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The matchup has an over/under of 220 points.

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Bulls Cover -2 vs Heat -112

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Bulls vs. Heat betting lines

  • Bulls odds to win: -132
  • Heat odds to win: +111
  • Spread: Bulls (-2)
  • Total: 220
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Chicago has a 22-19 record against the spread at home and is 18-23 in home contests.
  • Chicago has a 5-7 record ATS at home this year when playing as 2-point favorites or more.
  • At home this season, Bulls games have gone over the set point total 21 times.
  • This season at home, Chicago and its opponents have averaged a total of 236.2 points per contest, 16.2 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls have a 7-3 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Bulls’ past 10 contests saw six go over the total.
  • The past 10 Bulls games averaged 15.6 more points (235.6) than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Bulls’ per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 3.6 points higher than their season-long average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • The Bulls have won 60.9% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (14-9).
  • Chicago has gone 11-8 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -132 or shorter (winning 57.9%).
  • The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Bulls a 56.9% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47 (15th in NBA) 46.7 (15th) 45.9 (third) 46.1 (28th) 29.1 (fourth) 13.9 (20th)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Heat have a 17-22-2 record against the spread on the road and are 18-23 in road contests.
  • The Heat’s record against the spread is 8-8-1 as 2-point underdogs or more in road games this year.
  • The Heat have hit the over in 19 of their 41 road games this year with a set over/under (46.3%).
  • Recent performance seems to go against the Heat to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 219.2 points per contest this season.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have a 6-4 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Heat games have surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The past 10 Heat games averaged 2.3 fewer points (217.7) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the past 10 games, the Heat are scoring 120.6 points per game compared to their 110.6 season average.

Heat Betting Records

  • This season, Miami has won 10 out of the 36 games, or 27.8%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Heat are 8-23 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +111 or more on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 47.4% chance of a victory for the Heat.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (17th in NBA) 46.6 (12th) 43.4 (21st) 44.7 (19th) 26.4 (14th) 12.6 (sixth)
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