Heat vs. Bulls Predictions, Best Bets and Odds: NBA Playoffs Game 1 – Friday, April 19, 2024

The Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls take the court to tip off the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Heat are favored by 2 points in the contest, which airs on ESPN at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 207.5 points.

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Pick the Heat (-2) to Cover

  • The Heat are 40-39-3 against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread, the Bulls are 41-40-1 this year.
  • The Heat have been favored by 2 points or more 42 times this season and are 20-20-2 ATS in those contests.
  • The Bulls have been underdogs by 2 points or more 44 times this season and are 23-21 ATS in those matchups.
  • Take the Points Over (207.5)

  • Out of 82 games so far this year, the Heat have had 59 with more than 207.5 points scored, their current matchup’s over/under.
  • This season, 71 of the Bulls’ 82 total matchups have gone over 207.5 total points scored.
  • The Heat and Bulls average 14.9 more points between them than the over/under of 207.5 for this matchup.
  • The Heat and the Bulls have seen their opponents average a combined 14.6 more points per game than the over/under of 207.5 set for this matchup.
  • The average total in Heat games this year is 11.0 more points than the total of 207.5 in this game.
  • The average over/under in Bulls games this year is 18.5 more points than the point total of 207.5 in this outing.
  • Back the Heat on the Moneyline (-125)

  • The Heat have won in 35, or 74.5%, of the 47 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
  • The Bulls have gone 19-29 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 39.6% of those games).
  • This year, the Heat have won 31 of 43 games when listed as at least -125 or better on the moneyline.
  • The Bulls are 15-27 (winning just 35.7% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +105 or longer.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Heat have a 55.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Bulls a 48.8% chance to win.
  • Top Heat Props

    Name Points O/U Rebounds O/U Assists O/U
    Tyler Herro 24.5 5.5 6.5
    Bam Adebayo 20.5 11.5 4.5
    Terry Rozier 15.5 3.5 4.5
    Jaime Jaquez Jr. 13.5 4.5 3.5
    Caleb Martin 10.5 4.5 2.5

    Top Bulls Props

    Name Points O/U Rebounds O/U Assists O/U
    DeMar DeRozan 25.5 4.5 5.5
    Coby White 20.5 4.5 4.5
    Nikola Vucevic 16.5 10.5 2.5
    Ayo Dosunmu 14.5 2.5 3.5
    Alex Caruso 7.5 3.5 3.5

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