Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/11/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021

Venue:  FTX Arena, Miami, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Bulls NL, Heat NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Bulls NL, Heat NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Bulls +1.5, Heat -1.5; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Chicago Bulls:  17-9 (1st place, Central Division)

Miami Heat:  15-11 (1st place, Southeast Division)

 

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Chicago Bulls:  6-4 last 10

Miami Heat:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Bulls are coming into this game with a 17-9 record overall and they are 9-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 4 game winning streak that they were on. Their 4 wins were against the Charlotte Hornets, the New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Denver Nuggets while their loss came against the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game. Zach LaVine led the team in points in that game with 23 while Lonzo Ball was next on the team with 19 points. LaVine also led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Nikola Vucevic led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 41.7% from the field, 26.9% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 105.2 PPG against them. The Bulls have an ATS record of 17-9 this season and their O/U record is 11-15.

 

 

The Heat are coming into this game with a 15-11 record overall and they are 7-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but they are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses were against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Memphis Grizzlies while their win came against the Bucks in their last game. Caleb Martin led the team in points in that game with 28 while Kyle Lowry was next on the team with 22 points. Lowry led the team in assists in that game with 13 while Dewayne Dedmon and KZ Okpala off the bench both led the team in rebounds with 9 each. They were 51.9% from the field, 46.8% from 3-point range, and 91.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 104.5 PPG against them. The Heat have an ATS record of 15-11 this season and their O/U record is 15-11.

 

 

The Heat are coming into this game as a 1.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. They are coming into this game off of a big win against the Bucks and have been having a great season as they currently lead their division. The Bulls have also been playing well this season but they are dealing with an illness running through their team and are missing some key players here such as DeMar DeRozan. They were missing in their last game and they got smashed on the road in Cleveland. The Heat are a much better team than the Cavs are and they will win this game at home even without Jimmy Butler as they have the depth. The best bet to place in this game is on the Heat to cover the spread and win straight up on the moneyline.

 

Bulls Heat Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, December 11, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Heat 107 Bulls 97.

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Chicago Bulls: 10-3 O/U when playing with 2 days rest. 9-4 O/U after a game where they allowed a shooting pct. of 55% or higher. 6-1 O/U off a road loss against a division rival. 21-13 O/U after scoring 100 points or less.

Miami Heat: 8-2 O/U when the line is +3 to -3. 57-37 O/U when the total is 210 to 219.5. 20-13 O/U as a home favorite of 6 points or less. 27-14 O/U in a home game where the total is 210 to 219.5. 15-8 O/U in December games. 25-12 O/U after 2 or more consecutive unders. 

 

 

Chicago Bulls:  D. Jones Jr. (SF) Out indefinitely - Illness. A. Caruso (SG) Mid Dec - Hamstring injury. D. DeRozan (SG) Late Dec - Illness. M. Thomas (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Green (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness. C. White (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness. P. Williams (SF) Late April - Wrist injury.

Miami Heat:  J. Butler (PF) Ques Sat - Tailbone injury. B. Adebayo (C) Mid Jan - Thumb injury. M. Garrett (PG) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury. V. Oladipo (SG) Mid Dec - Quadricep injury. M. Morris (PF) Out indefinitely - Neck injury.

 

 

 

"In the half-court, we didn't make the best decisions and we weren't able to finish when we got downhill. I think our offense defeated us, and you can't do that and expect to beat a team like Cleveland." - Billy Donovan on his team’s loss against the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

 

 

"We don't like to be in the losing column. We were locked in. You could tell we were hungry for a victory." - Caleb Martin on their win against the Bucks on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG    Lonzo Ball

SG    Zach LaVine

SF    Troy Brown Jr.

PF    Alize Johnson

C    Nikola Vucevic

 

PG     Kyle Lowry

SG     Duncan Robinson

SF     Jimmy Butler

PF     P.J. Tucker

C     Dewayne Dedmon

 

 

PPG: D. DeRozan (26.4)

APG: L. Ball (5)

Reb/G: N. Vucevic (10.6) 

 

PPG: J. Butler (22.8)

APG: K. Lowry (7.8)

Reb/G: B. Adebayo (10.2)

 

Coaches:

Chicago Bulls: Billy Donovan (2nd season)

Miami Heat: Erik Spoelstra (14th season)