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    The Miami Heat (14-11) take the court against the Chicago Bulls (10-16) as 5-point favorites on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET on BSSUN and NBCS-CHI. The over/under is 217 in the matchup.

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    How Do I Watch Heat vs. Bulls?

    • Game Day: Saturday, December 16, 2023
    • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
    • TV Channel: BSSUN and NBCS-CHI
    • Location: Miami, Florida
    • Arena: Kaseya Center

    Betting Lines For Miami vs. Chicago

    Heat vs Bulls Betting Information
    Favorite Spread Total
    Heat -5 217

    Heat Betting Stats & Information

    • The Heat have been the moneyline favorite 15 total times this season. They’ve gone 11-4 in those games.
    • Miami has gone 4-1 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -188 or shorter (winning 80%).
    • The Heat are 11-13-1 against the spread this season.
    • In games they have played as at least 5-point favorites this season, the Heat are 1-3-1 against the spread.
    • The average total Miami has had set in games this year is 7.6 more points than this outing’s point total.
    • A total of 12 of the Heat’s 26 games with a set total have hit the over (46.2%).

    Chicago Betting Stats & Info

    • The Bulls have been underdogs in 16 games this season and won five (31.2%) of those contests.
    • This season, Chicago has won one of its eight games when it is the underdog by at least +157 on the moneyline.
    • The Bulls are 11-14-1 against the spread this season.
    • The Bulls are 3-5 ATS when playing as at least 5-point underdogs.
    • The average over/under in Chicago’s games this year is 6.2 more points than the point total of 217 for this outing.
    • This year, 16 of the Bulls’ games have gone over the point total.

    Heat vs. Bulls Season Stat Comparison

    Heat Rank Heat AVG Bulls AVG Bulls Rank
    21st 112.8 Points Scored 109.7 27th
    9th 111.8 Points Allowed 113.5 14th
    26th 41.1 Rebounds 42.8 22nd
    26th 9.4 Off. Rebounds 12.1 8th
    11th 12.9 3pt Made 12.2 16th
    10th 26.4 Assists 23.6 29th
    6th 12.4 Turnovers 11.4 1st

    Heat vs. Bulls Injury Updates

    Heat

    Name Game Status Injury
    Haywood Highsmith Out Back
    Josh Richardson Questionable Illness
    Tyler Herro Out Ankle
    Dru Smith Out For Season Knee
    R.J. Hampton Out Knee
    Bam Adebayo Out Hip

    Bulls

    Name Game Status Injury
    Zach LaVine Out Foot
    Lonzo Ball Out For Season Knee
    Alex Caruso Questionable Ankle

    This Matchup’s Impact Players

    Miami Heat Leaders

    • The Heat active scoring leader is Jimmy Butler, who averages 21.5 per contest to go with 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists.
    • Kyle Lowry contributes with 9.8 points, 4.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds a game, and Kevin Love adds 8.9 points, 2.5 assists and 6.7 rebounds per outing.
    • The Heat get 3.1 three-pointers per game out of Duncan Robinson.

    Chicago Bulls Leaders

    • DeMar DeRozan’s statline this season includes 22.3 points, 5.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.
    • Nikola Vucevic puts up 16.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
    • Coby White is reliable from three-point range with 3.2 made threes per game.
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