Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (29-32) welcome the Chicago Bulls (24-38) at Kaseya Center on Saturday.

The Bulls faced off with the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 139-117 in their last contest. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 44.3% field goal percentage (47 of 106) and buried 11 of their 44 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 12 of 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 32 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 46 of 98 shooting. Cleveland recorded 27 assists and had 4 steals in the game. Furthermore, Cleveland pulled down 53 rebounds (11 offensive, 42 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Cleveland went 90.9% at the free throw line by making 30 of their 33 attempts. They buried 17 out of their 48 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 21 and the Cavaliers accumulated 14 personal fouls.

Coby White is one player who was a factor in the game. He ended up with 25 points on 9 of 23 shooting. He played for 39 minutes played and also snagged 4 rebounds. White went 39.1% from the field and also dished out 7 assists.

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Chicago comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 24-38 this season. They are averaging 116.5 pts per contest (10th in the league) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor. The Bulls are hitting 36.6% from downtown (979 of 2,673) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is collecting 45.3 boards per contest and has 1,791 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bulls have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are conceding 34.6% on three-point shots and they are 30th in the league in opponents points per game (120.7). The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (2,785 of 5,898) and they relinquish 47.0 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 29th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,806 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Heat took a defeat with a final score of 112-107 against the Cavaliers. In reference to cleaning the glass, Miami permitted Cleveland to grab 47 overall (10 on the offensive side). They shot 35.0% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 40 and finished the game at 16 out of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Heat permitted the Cavaliers to make 41 out of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Heat finished the game shooting 36 out of 83 from the field which had them at 43.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Miami converted 13 of 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a clip of 88.0%. The Cavaliers committed 19 fouls in this contest which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Heat earned 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game.

Bam Adebayo ended up having an impact for the Heat for the contest. Adebayo earned 34 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 5 assists for this contest. He buried 11 out of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 12 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 29-32 so far this season. The Heat are committing 15.8 fouls every game and they go 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.4 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. Miami has accumulated 6,722 points this year (110.2 per contest) and they pull down 43.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Heat are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks 21st in the NBA.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 110.6. They have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (13th in basketball). The Miami defense gives up 35.8% on 3-pointers (839 of 2,344) and their opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.9 assists and 45.2 boards per game, ranking them 20th and 22nd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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