The Chicago Bulls (17-20) are underdogs (+7.5) as they attempt to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Miami Heat (20-17) at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at United Center. The contest airs on FDSSUN, CHSN, and NBA TV. The matchup has a point total of 237.5.
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Heat Cover -7.5 vs Bulls -107
Heat vs. Bulls betting lines
- Heat odds to win: -267
- Bulls odds to win: +217
- Spread: Heat (-7.5)
- Total: 237.5
- TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Sun
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Heat Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- Miami is 7-11 in road contests with a 10-7-1 record against the spread on the road.
- This season, Miami has a 1-0 record ATS on the road as 7.5-point favorites or more.
- The Heat have gone over a set point total in a road game eight times this year.
- Recent performance seems to trend against Miami to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 235.9 points per contest this season.
Heat Recent Trends
- The Heat have covered the spread six times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- The final score of the past 10 Heat games has surpassed the set total five times.
- The Heat’s past 10 games have ended with an average of 238.1 points scored. That’s 0.6 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- During their last 10 games, the Heat have a points-per-game average 0.2 points below their season-long scoring average.
Heat Betting Records
- The Heat have gone 10-6 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.5% of those games).
- Miami has a record of 6-1 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -267 or shorter (winning 85.7%).
- The Heat have an implied moneyline win probability of 72.8% in this matchup.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.9 (15th in NBA) | 45.9 (fifth) | 45.6 (sixth) | 47.2 (27th) | 28.7 (seventh) | 13.8 (12th) |
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Bulls Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- At home this season, Bulls games have gone over the set point total six times.
- The Bulls are 10-9 in home contests with a 10-9 record against the spread at home.
- This season, the Bulls are 0-2 ATS at home when playing as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
- Recent performance gives an edge to the Bulls to beat the total. This year their home games averaged a total of 239.5 points per contest.
Bulls Recent Trends
- The Bulls have covered the spread five times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- Bulls’ past 10 games saw three go over the total.
- The Bulls’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 240.9 points scored. That’s 3.4 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- During their past 10 games, the Bulls have scored 3.2 fewer points per contest compared to their 117.1 PPG season-long scoring average.
Bulls Betting Records
- Chicago has been underdogs in 20 games this season and won 11 (55%) of those contests.
- The Bulls have a record of 1-5 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +217 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bulls have a 31.5% chance to win.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.2 (13th in NBA) | 47.4 (21st) | 45.6 (sixth) | 45.5 (23rd) | 29.4 (third) | 14.1 (15th) |
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