The Bulls are 9-2 straight up and 11-3 against the spread when taking on the Heat in the Windy City. Chicago extends that dominance tonight vs. Dwyane Wade and Miami.
The Chicago Bulls play host to the Miami Heat on Thursday night in the first game of a TNT doubleheader, with tip-off set for 8:05 p.m. (ET).
Chicago still has a shot at making the playoffs sitting 2½-games back with a dozen remaining on the schedule. Tonight’s contest would certainly be a great place to start a run for the playoffs.
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The return of Derrick Rose helped halt the Bulls' recent 10-game losing streak and should propel them to victory tonight. This series has been dominated by tonight's hosts with the Bulls winning nine of the last 11 straight up and 11 of 14 against the spread when the Heat come calling in the Second City.
Both teams enter tonight’s contest off back-to-back wins in their two previous outings but the Bulls are on a pointspread-covering run of five straight. Chicago is also 9-3 ATS coming off a SU win of 10 or more points in its last game.
The line opened with the Bulls minus one and our numbers favor the hosts in this game well beyond a single point. So lay the short price as Chicago closes its playoff gap and continues solid play in this series.
Projected Final Score: Chicago-96 Miami-88
Free Pick: Bulls -1 (-110)