Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 11/18/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls (4-8) will compete against the Miami Heat (8-4) at United Center on Saturday.

The Heat played the Nets and notched a win by a score of 122-115 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Heat finished with 20 while the Nets totaled 20 personal fouls. They buried 14 out of their 36 tries from long range. Brooklyn ended up going 77.8% from the charity stripe by converting 21 of 27 shots. Additionally, Brooklyn collected 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Brooklyn totaled 29 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. With respect to defending, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 40 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 32 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Heat knocked down 23 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 95.8%. Miami walked away from the contest with a 51.9% field goal percentage (42 out of 81) and converted 15 of 35 3-point shots.

Jimmy Butler is a player who was a factor for this game. He was able to score 36 points on 12 out of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. Butler went 63.2% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Miami enters this contest with a mark of 8-4 this year. They average 110.7 points per contest (21st in the NBA) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Heat are shooting 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (145 of 392) and 85.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is pulling down 41.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 307 assists on the year, which is 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 fouls. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists with 318 relinquished on the season. The Heat are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (492 of 1,038) and they concede 44.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 38.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 7th in the league in opponents points per game (110.3).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 96-94 against the Magic. The Bulls snagged 39 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 53 for this game. They gave up possession 19 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Magic earned 21 fouls for the contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 86.4%. In relation to shooting from distance, Chicago made 9 of their 33 attempts (27.3%). When all was said and done, the Bulls shot 33 for 83 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.8%. The Bulls allowed the Magic to make 32 out of 82 attempts from the field which had them at 39.0% for this contest. They shot 28.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 28 and ended up going 24 out of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to team rebounding, Chicago allowed Orlando to pull down 46 in total (12 offensive).

Zach LaVine was important for the Bulls in the game. LaVine scored 19 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists in this matchup. He buried 6 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 37.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 4-8 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 27th in the league. Chicago has accounted for 1,302 pts so far this season (108.5 per game) and they average 42.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 22.1 times per contest (29th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. The Bulls commit 20.1 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Chicago defense gives up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (175 of 476) and opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 27.4 assists and 48.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 26th and 29th in the league. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.3. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (16th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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