Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls – Preview, Tips and Odds

NBA

Miami Heat

Final

108:116

Chicago Bulls

Highlights and Stats

The Chicago Bulls will travel to Miami for their opening game of the new NBA season against the Miami Heat, scheduled to take place at the FTX Arena on 10/19 at 07:30 PM EST. Last campaign the Bulls finished 6th in the Eastern Conference with a balance of 46-36, but were eliminated in the 2nd round of the play-offs by Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round. The Heat concluded the previous regular season having a 53-29 record, which was enough for the top spot. Miami reached the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in 7 games.

Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 04-02-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Miami Heat	31	35	32	29	127
Chicago Bulls	30	27	22	30	109

Both teams last met in April, when Miami Heat recorded a 127-109 win over Chicago Bulls on the road. Jimmy Butler was the winners’ main weapon on the floor, ending the game with 22 points, catching 7 boards and delivering 6 assists. On the other half of the floor, Zach LaVine was the top performer, concluding with an overall of 33 points, 5 rebounds and 2 dimes. This was not enough for his team to steal the victory. Chicago Bulls have the worse H2H balance in the last five games, recording 4 losses, while winning just once in the process. The teams were responsible for an average of 216.0 pts. during those five clashes.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Miami Heat Form

*Last 10 Miami Heat Games - 6:4

10-12-2022	10-10-2022	10-07-2022	10-06-2022	10-04-2022	05-29-2022	05-27-2022	05-25-2022	05-23-2022	05-21-2022
120:103vs New Orleans Pelicans	118:110vs Houston Rockets	108:111@ Memphis Grizzlies	80:109@ Brooklyn Nets	111:121vs Minnesota Timberwolves	96:100vs Boston Celtics	103:111@ Boston Celtics	80:93vs Boston Celtics	102:82@ Boston Celtics	103:109@ Boston Celtics

The Heat did a good job on 10/12 when winning 120-103 against the New Orleans Pelicans on home floor. Bam Adebayo scored 25 points, added 4 rebounds and 5 assists, which proved enough to secure the victory for his team. As a team the Miami Heat finished the match averaging 47.1% field goals, 75.0% from the foul line and 39.0% three pointers. The franchise will come up against the Boston Celtics in their next game, which is set for 10-21-2022.

Chicago Bulls Form

*Last 10 Chicago Bulls Games - 5:5

10-11-2022	10-09-2022	10-07-2022	10-04-2022	04-27-2022	04-24-2022	04-22-2022	04-20-2022	04-17-2022	04-10-2022
127:104vs Milwaukee Bucks	98:115@ Toronto Raptors	131:113vs Denver Nuggets	125:129vs New Orleans Pelicans	116:100@ Milwaukee Bucks	95:119vs Milwaukee Bucks	81:111vs Milwaukee Bucks	110:114@ Milwaukee Bucks	93:86@ Milwaukee Bucks	120:124@ Minnesota Timberwolves

The previous meeting of Chicago Bulls was on Tuesday, 11th of October when coming up against the Milwaukee Bucks at home and ended in a 127-104 win. 22 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds for 32 minutes were enough for Patrick Williams to lead and be the Bulls’ most valuable player. 53.2% of the Chicago Bulls’s field goal shots ended finding the basket, as they also averaged 73.9% from the foul line and 32.3% three-pointers. The road swing will continue for Chicago Bulls, as they are visiting at Capital One Arena for their next fixture against the Washington Wizards on Friday, October 21st.

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Miami Heat	33	26	27	22	108
Chicago Bulls	28	31	37	20	116

Miami HeatChicago Bulls

• Score

  108

  116

• Field Goals Made

  37

  41

• Field Goals Attempts

  80

  93

• 3 pts Made

  12

  13

• 3 pts Attempts

  28

  36

• Free Throws Made

  22

  21

• Free Throws Attempts

  28

  28

• Rebounds Total

  46

  46

• Rebounds Offence

  8

  12

• Rebounds Defence

  38

  34

• Assists

  21

  23

• Steals

  6

  12

• Blocks

  2

  6

• Turnovers

  19

  15

• Personal Fouls

  24

  26

Player Ratings

Miami Heat

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Jimmy Butler	37	5	11	45.5	0	0	0	14	16	87.5	3	5	8	3	1	1	2	2	24	-12
Kyle Lowry	35	1	7	14.3	0	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	5	5	4	1	0	3	4	2	-13
Bam Adebayo	34	5	15	33.3	0	0	0	2	3	66.7	1	8	9	2	0	1	5	4	12	-15
Tyler Herro	34	8	15	53.3	4	8	50.0	3	4	75.0	0	6	6	1	2	0	1	2	23	-18
Max Strus	31	7	9	77.8	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	1	6	7	1	0	0	2	3	22	+3
Caleb Martin	29	3	9	33.3	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	2	0	0	2	7	-7
Gabe Vincent	16	1	4	25.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	1	2	+7
Dewayne Dedmon	13	5	6	83.3	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	5	11	+5
Duncan Robinson	11	2	4	50.0	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	0	1	5	+8
Haywood Highsmith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2

Chicago Bulls

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
DeMar DeRozan	36	14	22	63.6	2	3	66.7	7	11	63.6	1	5	6	9	2	1	1	3	37	+13
Ayo Dosunmu	36	7	14	50.0	3	6	50.0	0	0	0	1	5	6	4	2	1	2	2	17	+15
Nikola Vucevic	33	5	13	38.5	1	5	20.0	4	4	100.0	5	12	17	2	0	3	1	1	15	+16
Alex Caruso	30	2	10	20.0	1	6	16.7	1	2	50.0	2	3	5	4	2	0	4	4	6	+9
Patrick Williams	28	2	6	33.3	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	4	-4
Coby White	25	4	11	36.4	2	7	28.6	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	3	10	0
Goran Dragic	19	4	8	50.0	4	5	80.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	12	-9
Javonte Green	18	1	2	50.0	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	0	3	3	1	1	0	0	6	6	+8
Andre Drummond	15	2	7	28.6	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	3	2	5	1	1	1	3	4	9	-8