Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 4/2/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

United Center is where the Chicago Bulls (45-32) will attempt to defeat the Miami Heat (49-28) on Saturday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and took home the win by a score of 106-98 in their last contest. Miami wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (38 out of 79) and made 13 of their 34 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 17 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 42 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 27 assists for the contest in addition to creating 1 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 41.2% from the field on 35 out of 85 shooting. Boston earned 44 assists and had 27 steals for the game. Additionally, Boston pulled down 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Boston finished 73.9% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 23 tries. They also converted 11 out of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Heat finished with 23 and the Celtics finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is a guy who was a factor in this contest. Adebayo walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 8 dimes. He played 33 minutes played and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He recorded 17 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Miami will play this contest with a record of 49-28 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 44.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,963 assists on the campaign, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Heat are connecting on 37.4% on three-point attempts (1,026 of 2,746) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 109.3 pts per game (19th in basketball) while going 46.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Heat are able to force 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They give up 34.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 3rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (105.1). The Heat are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (2,874 of 6,453) and they relinquish 41.8 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,784 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 135-130 against the Clippers. Concerning how they rebounded, Chicago permitted Los Angeles to collect 36 in all (4 offensive). They shot 44.4% from three-point range by going 16 of 36 and finished the game at 24 of 26 from the free throw line (92.3%). The Bulls allowed the Clippers to convert 45 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bulls finished the game shooting 50 for 102 from the floor which had them at 49.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Chicago knocked down 10 out of their 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to knock down 25 of those for a percentage of 78.1%. The Clippers committed 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Bulls snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the game.

DeMar DeRozan ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls for the game. He made 17 out of 26 for the contest for a rate of 65.4%, and added 5 rebounds. DeRozan scored 50 points in his 43 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in the matchup.

Chicago has a record of 45-32 so far this year. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls every game and they hit 81.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per contest (17th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Chicago has totaled 8,602 points so far this year (111.7 per game) and they snag 42.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are connecting on 48.1% from the floor, which is 3rd in the league.

The Chicago defense allows 36.2% from downtown (884 of 2,443) and their opponents are making 79.4% of their foul shots. They concede 24.6 dimes and 43.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 9th in the league. The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (24th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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