Heat vs Bulls prediction NBA · Friday, November 21
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (8-6) host the Miami Heat (9-6) on Friday, November 21 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Heat 143 – Bulls 107. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Heat a 51% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 5-1 at home and the Heat are 2-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Bulls and 6-4 for the Heat (current streaks: Bulls W2, Heat W2).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Bulls 118 – 119 Heat, a margin of about 0.4 points in favor of the Heat and a total around 237 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Heat's defense allows clearly fewer points (115.5 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
MIACHI
Top performers
Heat
Kel'el WareC · #920pts / game
Pelle LarssonG · #97assistsKel'el WareC · #914reboundsBulls
Ayo DosunmuG · #1323pts / game
Josh GiddeyG · #39assistsJosh GiddeyG · #311reboundsRecent form
MIACHIHead-to-head
MIA lead 4-1 this season.
MIA
Team comparison
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 9-6 | Record | 8-6 |
| 117.8 | Points scored / game | 119.9 |
| 115.5 | Points allowed / game | 120.7 |
| +2.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.7 |
| W2 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 2-5 road | Home / road record | 5-1 home |
| 37-45 (+0.6) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Heat
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.