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AMEDEUS' NBA PLAY-IN PICK AND ROLL THE BOOKS!
(NBA) Heat (MIA) vs. Bulls (CHI),
Point Spread: 1.50 | -115.00 Heat (MIA) (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 1.50 | -115.00 Heat (MIA) (Away)
Result: Win
The Heat are coming into this game with a 37-45 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 2 of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 6 games, but they have not had their full lineup in a lot of these games either. They ended the regular season with a loss at home against the Wizards, but they were resting a lot of their players in that game. The only recent games that they were healthy in was their 153-104 win against the Pelicans and their 119-111 loss against the Bulls, a game that they will be looking to get revenge for. The Heat are going to have their full lineup here and they have shown in recent weeks that they can compete with some quality opponents in the league. They are going up against a Bulls team that is 39-43 this season and they have been on fire in their recent games. They have won their last 3 straight as well as 6 of their last 7 games to end the season, but they have also been beating up on a lot of bad teams in that span. They have had a much weaker schedule to finish the season and 5 of their last 6 wins have been against teams who did not even make the play-in tournament. Josh Giddey is also coming into this game banged up so he is going to play, but he will not be at 100% here which gives the Heat an opportunity to shut him down since their defense has been good in recent games. The Heat have had no success against the Bulls this season, but that is only going to make their motivation to beat this team stronger, especially with their season on the line here. The Heat will cover the spread in this game.