Chicago visits Miami after White’s 44-point game

By Canadian Press on March 8, 2025.

Chicago Bulls (25-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-33, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Heat -4; over/under is 228

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago visits the Miami Heat after Coby White scored 44 points in the Bulls’ 125-123 victory against the Orlando Magic.

The Heat are 18-20 against conference opponents. Miami has a 3-7 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Bulls are 20-23 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago is third in the Eastern Conference with 45.3 rebounds per game led by Nikola Vucevic averaging 10.3.

The Heat are shooting 45.8% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 47.2% the Bulls allow to opponents. The Bulls are shooting 46.3% from the field, which equals what the Heat’s opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is shooting 49.0% and averaging 17.7 points for the Heat. Duncan Robinson is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

White is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Bulls. Josh Giddey is averaging 18.1 points and 8.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 4-6, averaging 111.7 points, 41.6 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.0 points per game.

Bulls: 3-7, averaging 116.8 points, 44.9 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.0 points.

INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Alec Burks: day to day (back), Kel’el Ware: day to day (knee), Nikola Jovic: out (hand), Andrew Wiggins: day to day (ankle).

Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu: out for season (shoulder), Nikola Vucevic: day to day (calf), Patrick Williams: day to day (knee), Talen Horton-Tucker: day to day (ankle), Coby White: day to day (toe), Lonzo Ball: day to day (wrist).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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