Heat vs. Bulls Predictions: Odds, expert picks, recent stats, trends and best bets for April 16

It’s Wednesday, April 16, and the Miami Warmth (37-45) and Chicago Bulls (39-43) are all set to sq. off from United Middle in Chicago.

The Warmth are at the moment 17-23 on the highway with some extent differential of 1, whereas the Bulls have an 8-2 file of their final ten video games at dwelling. Chicago has gained all three conferences versus Miami this season and are slight favorites of 1 level.

The winner of this No. 9 seed versus No. 10 seed matchup will face the loser of the No. 7 versus No. 8 seed matchup between Atlanta and Orlando for an opportunity on the No. 8 seed. The No. 8 seed could have a first-round date with the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers.

We’ve bought all the information and evaluation you want to know forward of the sport, together with the most recent data on catch tipoff, odds, latest crew efficiency, participant stats, and naturally, our predictions, picks & greatest bets for the sport from our modeling instruments and workers of specialists.

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Sport particulars & watch Warmth vs. Bulls reside in the present day

• Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
• Time: 7:30PM EST
• Website: United Middle
• Metropolis: Chicago, IL
• Community/Streaming: ESPN

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Sport odds for Warmth vs. Bulls

The most recent odds as of Wednesday:

• Odds: Warmth (-103), Bulls (-117)
• Unfold: Bulls -1
• Over/Below: 219 factors

That offers the Warmth an implied crew level complete of 109.25, and the Bulls 109.77.

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Skilled picks & predictions for Wednesday’s Warmth vs. Bulls sport

NBC Sports activities Wager Finest Wager

Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) thinks the incorrect crew is favored in Chicago versus Miami and Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) agrees:

Dinsick likes Miami +1: “I make the Heat small favs in this contest and would expect a close game decided by superlative coaching and clutch play from Miami.”

Dalzell likes Miami and the 1Q Below 56.5: “The lowest total between these teams was 225 and this total dropped from 222.5 to 219.0, so that leaves me with a first quarter Under 56.5 to 55.5 and Miami +1 play. The fact the total is dropping is an indication of a play on Miami rather than Chicago and Josh Giddey is questionable, which is a significant impact on the Bulls’ offense.”

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Our mannequin calculates projections round every moneyline, unfold and over/underneath wager for each sport on the NBA calendar based mostly on information factors like latest efficiency, head-to-head participant matchups, tendencies info and projected sport totals.

As soon as the mannequin is completed working, we put its projections subsequent to the most recent betting strains for the sport to reach at a relative confidence stage for every wager.

Listed below are the perfect bets our mannequin is projecting for in the present day’s Warmth & Bulls sport:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports activities Wager is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
• Unfold: NBC Sports activities Wager is leaning in the direction of a play ATS on the Miami Warmth at +1.
• Whole: NBC Sports activities Wager is recommending a play on the underneath on the Sport Whole of 219.

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Vital stats, tendencies & insights to know forward of Warmth vs. Bulls on Wednesday

• The Bulls have gained their final three conferences with the Warmth
• 4 of the final 5 conferences between these groups have produced 230 or extra factors
• The Bulls have gained every of their final three encounters with the Warmth by 5 factors or extra
• It’s win-or-go-home time within the NBA playoffs and the Chicago Bulls ought to be proud of their play-in sport match-up towards the Warmth. Chicago gained all three of the groups’ regular-season conferences, two of them at dwelling, and completed the season with six wins of their final seven video games. They’ll advance.

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– Jay Croucher (@croucherJD)

– Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper)

– Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports)

– Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas)