Heat vs. Bulls betting: NBA preview for March 8

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The Miami Heat (29-33) hit the court against the Chicago Bulls (25-38) as 5-point favorites on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and CHSN+. The over/under is 225.5 for the matchup.

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Heat vs. Bulls betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -206
  • Bulls odds to win: +170
  • Spread: Heat (-5)
  • Total: 225.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Miami has a 15-12-1 record against the spread at home and is 15-13 in home contests.
  • This season, Miami is 5-4-1 ATS at home as 5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this year, Heat games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times.
  • Recent history seems to trend against Miami to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 219.6 points per contest this season.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread seven times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Heat and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The Heat’s last 10 outings have ended with an average of 221.8 points scored. That’s 3.7 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their past 10 games, the Heat have a points-per-game average 1.6 points above their season-long scoring average.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat have won 21 of the 34 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (61.8%).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -206 or shorter, Miami has gone 10-4 (71.4% win percentage).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Heat have an implied win probability of 67.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (21st in NBA) 46.3 (12th) 43.7 (22nd) 45.2 (22nd) 26.5 (14th) 12.7 (sixth)

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Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Bulls are 14-16 in road contests with a 14-15-1 record against the spread on the road.
  • This season, the Bulls have a 1-1 record ATS on the road when playing as 5-point underdogs or more.
  • Bulls road games have hit the over on the set point total 15 times this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Bulls to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 234.8 points per contest.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls are 3-7 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Bulls and their opponents have hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The last 10 Bulls games averaged 236.2 total points, 10.7 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their past 10 games, the Bulls have scored 0.2 more points per contest compared to their 116.6 PPG season-long scoring average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • Chicago has been underdogs in 48 games this season and won 18 (37.5%) of those contests.
  • The Bulls have a record of 10-22 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +170 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Bulls based on the moneyline is 37.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (15th in NBA) 47.2 (21st) 45.3 (eighth) 46.8 (29th) 28.8 (seventh) 14.1 (20th)
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