Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 4/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+5.0)

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls (39-43) will take on the Miami Heat (37-45) on Wednesday in an Eastern Conference Play-In game. Chicago opens this game as 5.0-point favorites. The total is 216.

The Heat faced the Wizards and ended up losing by a score of 119-118 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 12 and the Wizards accumulated 14 personal fouls. They also buried 16 out of their 37 tries from 3-point range. Washington ended up going 64.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 17 attempts. Furthermore, Washington grabbed 43 rebounds (6 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Washington recorded 33 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. When it comes to the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 51.1% from the field on 46 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Heat knocked down 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Miami walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (49 of 98) and converted 10 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. Jacquez finished the game at 68.0% from the floor and also earned 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins and also collected 10 boards. He accounted for 41 points on 17 of 25 shooting.

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Miami comes into this matchup with a record of 37-45 on the season. They currently have an average of 110.6 points per outing (24th in the league) while going 46.5% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 36.7% on 3-pointers (1,124 of 3,060) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,166 assists on the year, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Heat are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are conceding 36.0% from 3-point land while they are 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.0). The Heat are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (3,383 of 7,262) and they surrender 44.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,176 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 122-102 when they faced the 76ers. With respect to rebounding, Chicago allowed Philadelphia to grab 48 in total (10 offensive). They finished 27.3% from three-point range by hitting 12 of 44 and finished the contest at 18 of 21 from the charity stripe (85.7%). The Bulls permitted the 76ers to convert 36 out of 94 attempts from the floor which had them at 38.3% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Bulls finished the game shooting 47 for 103 from the field which had them shooting 45.6%. In terms of shots from downtown, Chicago knocked down 13 of 40 attempts (32.5%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. The 76ers committed 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Bulls pulled down 44 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 59 in this game.

Kevin Huerter ended up having an impact for the Bulls for the game. He converted 6 of 11 for the game for a rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Huerter racked up 18 points in his 16 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the contest.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 39-43 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which is ranked 15th in the league. Chicago has accumulated 9,660 pts for the season (117.8 per game) and they pull down 45.9 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.1 times per contest (5th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. The Bulls are committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.9% from the free throw line.

The Chicago defense allows 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,118 of 3,250) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their foul shots. They have conceded 28.9 dimes and 46.1 boards per contest, ranking them 28th and 28th in basketball. The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 119.4. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (16th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+5.0)

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