Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction and Betting Pick. Miami Heat host Chicago Bulls as -1.5 favorites with a 191.5 line at 8.00 PM ET on Thursday, April 9 2015. Miami won the last meeting in Chicago in January 84-96 and covered the +7.5 spread as the game went under 184.0. Four most recent meetings went under and the maximum number of points was 180.
Recent acquisition Goran Dragic added soem flair to Miami front court
Miami Heat started their stretch of five must-win games with a victory and hope they’ll get another win against Chicago on Thursday night. Heat are ninth in the Eastern Conference and they’re trailing both Brooklyn and Boston by one game.
Chicago Bulls got Derrick Rose back in contention after minor knee surgery, just in time for the playoffs, but with him in the lineup lost 105-103 in Orlando. Chicago are third in the Eastern Conference but could drop to the fifth spot unless they get back to winning ways.
Tale of the Tape
Miami Record: 35-43 (19-19 Home)
Miami Against the Spread: 33-41 (15-20 Home)
Miami Last 10: 3-7 (2-8 ATS)
Chicago Record: 46-32 (21-18 Road)
Chicago Against the Spread: 36-42 (18-21 Road)
Chicago Last 10: 6-4 (6-4 ATS)
Miami and Chicago Team News
Miami Heat have some injury concerns. Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers are questionable, while Chris Andersen, Hasan Whiteside and Luol Deng are probable. Shabazz Napier, Chris Bosh and Josh McRoberts complete the injury list. Chicago Bulls got a full squad available as Derrick Rose returned to action against Orlando and scored 9 points in 19 minutes on the court.
Heat vs Bulls Lineups
Heat: Goran Dragic, Dwyane Wade, Hasan Whiteside, Luol Deng, Udonis Haslem.
Bulls: Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, Joakim Noah, Mike Dunleavy, Pau Gasol.
Chicago at Miami
8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 9, 2015
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction. These games are always tight and whoever is in better shape on the day wins. Miami are more likely to be it, as the recent addition of Goran Dragic made their front court formidable. Heat offense tends to stall, but this should happen less and less. The Bulls are a better team overall but seem to be a bit cold at the moment. Heat vs Bulls Betting Picks: Heat -1.5. Heat vs Bulls Predicted Score: 89-87
