The Miami Heat have been occupied with Jimmy Butler trade rumors ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, but they’ll have to collect themselves to take on the Chicago Bulls in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday. Chicago is 21-29 on the season and is currently 10th in the East standings, while Miami is 24-23 and sixth in the standings despite all the drama. The two franchises split their four head-to-head meetings last regular season, but then the Heat eliminated the Bulls in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament.
Tipoff from the United Center in Chicago is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Miami is listed as a 3.5-point road favorite in the latest Bulls vs. Heat odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is currently 227 points. Before you make any Heat vs. Bulls picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 16 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 144-102 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning almost $4,000. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Chicago vs. Miami. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Heat vs. Bulls:
- Bulls vs. Heat spread: Chicago +3.5
- Bulls vs. Heat over/under: 227 points
- Bulls vs. Heat money line: Chicago +132, Miami -158
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Why the Bulls can cover
Chicago is dealing with its own NBA trade deadline drama, with Zach LaVine going to the Kings as part of a three-team trade that sent De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs and with Nikola Vucevic also on the trading block. Vucevic still managed a triple-double (20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) in a 127-119 loss to the Pistons on Sunday night.
Coby White led the team with 22 points and is now averaging 18.4 points per game. He’s likely to be the focal point of Chicago’s offense moving forward with the LaVine trade signaling an organizational shift. New Bulls Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones and Zach Collins are expected to be available after being acquired in the LaVine trade earlier this week. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why the Heat can cover
The Butler trade rumors are nothing new for Miami, which had to suspend the all-star on two different occasions this season for conduct detrimental to the team as he sought to force the organization’s hand. Yet, the Heat still managed a 105-103 win over the Spurs on Saturday and have now won three of their last four games.
Bam Adebayo had 30 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in the victory while also adding three blocks and two steals. The Heat have covered the spread in seven of their last nine trips to Chicago and also covered the spread and have won three of their last four against Chicago outright. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Bulls vs. Heat picks
The model has simulated Miami vs. Chicago 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, projecting 220 combined points, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Bulls vs. Heat, and which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Heat vs. Bulls spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 144-102 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
