Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+5)

Kaseya Center is the location where the Miami Heat will take on the Chicago Bulls on Friday. Chicago opens this game as 5-point dogs. The total is set at 209.

The Bulls faced the Raptors and notched a win by a score of 109-105 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bulls finished with 22 and the Raptors recorded 18 fouls. They made 11 of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. Toronto finished the contest at 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 36 shots. Furthermore, Toronto pulled down 50 rebounds (16 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 10 blocks. Toronto earned 23 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In terms of defending, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 43.7% from the field on 38 of 87 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (42 out of 86) and converted 7 out of their 26 3-point shots.

Zach LaVine is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. LaVine finished the contest at 54.5% from the floor and distributed 3 dimes. He played 40 mins and also snagged 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 39 points on 12 of 22 shooting.

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Chicago will take the court with a mark of 40-42 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 42.4 boards per game and has totaled 2,006 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 36.1% on three-point attempts (854 of 2,367) and 80.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 113.1 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while hitting 49.0% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 15.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,131 surrendered for the season. The Bulls defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.8% (3,339 of 7,142) and they concede 43.3 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.7% on shots from downtown while they are 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat went home defeated by a final of 116-105 when they faced the Hawks. In relation to rebounding, Miami permitted Atlanta to snag 63 overall (22 offensive). They shot 24.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 27 at the charity stripe (59.3%). The Heat permitted the Hawks to convert 45 of their 96 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 46.9% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Heat ended up shooting 39 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9%. In reference to three-point attempts, Miami made 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to bury 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. The Hawks committed 21 fouls for this contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Heat were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup.

Jimmy Butler was important for the Heat in the matchup. He buried 6 of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 31.6%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Butler earned 21 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and added 9 dimes in this matchup.

Miami has a win-loss record of 44-38 so far this season. The Heat are committing 18.5 fouls per game and they hit 83.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.8 times per contest (25th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per contest. Miami has accumulated 8,977 pts so far this year (109.5 per game) and they grab 40.6 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Heat are shooting 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in basketball.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 109.8. They are forcing 15.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (22nd in the NBA). The Miami defense concedes 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,077 of 2,933) and their opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.6 assists and 41.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks 14th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+5)

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