NBA Basketball Betting – Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls Pick

NBA Basketball Betting – Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls Pick: The Heat and Bulls play on Thursday Night on TNT. The Heat have received a lot of praise lately, as the Big 3 seem to be playing their best basketball since signing in Miami. But the Bulls haven’t been too shabby either, and their lesser version of the Big 3 (Rose, Boozer, and Noah) have hardly played together at all so far this season. Despite the injuries, the Bulls aren’t too far away from the Heat and Celtics, and one has to think Noah’s return to health could be huge for Chicago’s chances to be a top seed in the East.

This home game for Chicago will be the first of two meetings between these two teams in the next 10 days, playing again on ABC next Sunday, March 6th. The Bulls should have a bit of a sour taste in their mouths after losing in Toronto on Wednesday. Prior to that loss they had one four straight, beating the Jazz, Hornets, Bobcats, and Spurs – so maybe that game in Toronto was just a poor defensive effort. I’ll take the Bulls at home!

I like Chicago’s advantage in the post, as the Heat don’t seem to have a defender that can guard a post like Boozer, or compete with a guy like Noah for rebounds and the like. They obviously have 3 guys that are close to impossible to defend, but the Bulls might be able to figure them out. They are one of the best home teams in the NBA at 25-4. I’ll take the Bulls to hand the Heat just their second loss in the last 10 games.

Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls (+2.5) (TNT) (2/24)