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Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: FTX Arena — Miami, FL

Article updated Dec 19, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Chicago is on the road playing Miami at the FTX Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/20/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Miami -5 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami

Game outlook

Chicago is on the road playing Miami at the FTX Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/20/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Miami -5 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami -1.5.

Chicago Highlights

With a power ranking of 29, Chicago is ranked #15 in offense (scoring an average of 112.75 per game), #17 in defense (allowing an average of 113.82 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-18 (12-16-1 ATS) this season.

Miami Highlights

Miami Heat has a power ranking of 13 and are #29 for offense (scoring an average of 108.13 per game), #5 for defense (giving up an average of 113.82 points per game) and 16-15 (10-19-2 ATS) overall. Chicago went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Miami.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CHI 112.25, MIA 109.25. 52% of SportsJaw predicts Miami Heat to cover. OddsShark predicts Miami will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Bulls 120 to Heat 129.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bulls 120 to Heat 129.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Bulls vs Heat archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bulls vs Heat matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago Bulls+172 → +105Moved
  • Moneyline · Miami Heat-200 → -120Moved
  • Spread · Chicago Bulls+5 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Miami Heat-5 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over224.5 (-110) → 221.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under224.5 (-110) → 221.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago Bulls
1-3 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Miami Heat
0-4 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-20T03:14:09.248Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-10-19Chicago Bulls 116 · Miami Heat 108
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Chicago Bulls defeated Miami Heat 113-103

Chicago Bulls defeated Miami Heat 113-103 on December 20, 2022, a 10-point decision in the series. Chicago Bulls' strongest period was the 3rd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 36-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago Bulls +1.5 (-110) spread, Chicago Bulls covered, while the 216 combined points finished under the recorded total of 221.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • ThetotalerSpread · Chicago Bulls +5 (-110)Win
  • NutinbutlocksTotal · Under 224.5 (-110)Win
  • legenRandy23Moneyline · Miami Heat -200Loss
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Miami Heat -200Loss
  • GtpixSpread · Chicago Bulls +5 (-110)Win
  • Kp18Total · Over 223.5 (-110)Loss
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Miami Heat -200Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Chicago Bulls +5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Miami Heat -4 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 222.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Miami Heat -4 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 222.5 (-110)Loss
  • CorSpread · Chicago Bulls +4 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Miami Heat -4 (-110)Loss
  • HitmanhartSpread · Miami Heat -4 (-110)Loss