Heat Vs Bulls: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 18, 2023

The Miami Heat (38-33) visit the Chicago Bulls (32-37) at United Center, starting at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The Heat are only 2.5-point favorites in the game, the third matchup between the squads this season. The over/under for the matchup is 216.5 points.

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Heat Vs Bulls Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Heat -2.5 216.5

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Injury Report as of March 18

Heat: Cody Zeller: Out (Nose), Kyle Lowry: Out (Knee)

Bulls: Alex Caruso: Probable (Illness), Javonte Green: Out (Knee)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Bulls (+2.5)
Total Pick Over (216.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Heat Vs Bulls Stat Rankings

Heat Avg. (Rank) Bulls Avg. (Rank)
109.1 (30th) Points Scored 113.6 (18th)
109.6 (2nd) Points Allowed 112.8 (11th)
40.9 (28th) Rebounds 42.8 (19th)
9.9 (18th) Off. Rebounds 8.6 (28th)
11.7 (17th) 3pt Made 10.4 (30th)
23.4 (24th) Assists 24.2 (21st)
12.9 (8th) Turnovers 13.1 (10th)

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Heat Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jimmy Butler 56 22.6 6.1 5.1 1.9 0.4 0.6
Bam Adebayo 66 21.0 9.4 3.2 1.2 0.8 0.0
Tyler Herro 57 20.3 5.6 4.3 0.8 0.3 3.0
Max Strus 69 11.7 3.4 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.4
Victor Oladipo 37 10.3 3.2 3.4 1.4 0.3 1.5

Bulls Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
DeMar DeRozan 63 25.5 4.7 5.0 1.1 0.5 0.6
Zach LaVine 65 25.1 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.2 2.8
Nikola Vucevic 69 17.8 11.3 3.3 0.7 0.8 1.6
Patrick Williams 69 10.2 4.1 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.4
Ayo Dosunmu 67 8.9 2.9 2.6 0.7 0.3 0.8

Betting Trends

  • The Heat are 25-43-3 against the spread this season.
  • Miami has an ATS record of 11-27-3 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
  • There have been 34 Heat games (out of 71) that hit the over this season.
  • A total of 40 times so far this year, Miami and its opponent have combined to score more than 216.5 points.
  • The total for this game is 216.5, 2.2 points fewer than the average total in Heat games thus far this season.
  • The Bulls’ record against the spread is 33-35-1.
  • Against the spread, as a 2.5-point underdog or greater, Chicago is 16-13.
  • This season, 29 of the Bulls’ 69 games have hit the over.
  • Chicago’s games have had over 216.5 points 47 times this season.
  • The average total for Bulls games is 226.3 points, 9.8 more than this game’s over/under.

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