Prizing:

1st Place: $50 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Thursday, November 10th, the (3-3) Chicago Bulls will be on the road to take on the (2-3) Miami Heat.

The Crowd:  

“The Crowd” is projecting a final score of Bulls 105.8 – Heat 95.6 with an over/under of 201.4.

Statistics (2016-17 season):

Point differential: Bulls +2.7 (9^th) > Heat +0.4 (15^th)

Points per game: Bulls 106.5 (9^th) > Heat 98.6 (23^rd)

Points allowed per game: Heat 98.2 (9^th) > Bulls 103.8 (tied for 17^th)

Field Goal Percentage Offense: Bulls 45.4% (10^th) > Heat 42.8% (24^th)

Three Point Percentage: Bulls 38.8% (3^rd) > Heat 37.0% (9^th)

Free Throw Percentage: Bulls 80.9% (7^th) > Heat 67.9% (29^th)

Field Goal Percentage Defense: Heat 40.7% (1^st) > Bulls 47.3% (29^th)

Turnovers committed per game: Heat 13.8 (13^th) > Bulls 15.0 (tied for 17^th)

Turnovers forced per game: Heat 12.8 (tied for 21^st) > Bulls 11.2 (30^th)

Rebounds per game: Bulls 48.5 (2^nd) > Heat 45.6 (9^th)

Assists per game: Bulls 23.0 (9^th) > Heat 21.6 (tied for 13^th)

Summary:

Miami is one of the better defensive teams in the league as center Hassan Whiteside has become and elite rim protector.  The Heat have struggled to score after losing Dwyane Wade to free agency and not allowing Chris Bosh to play with his heart condition.  Speaking of Wade this will be his first game back in Miami since moving to Chicago in the offseason.  Things didn’t end well between Wade and Heat team president Pat Riley so I expect Chicago to go all out to get a win for their new teammate.  The Bulls have looked fantastic at times and have gelled better than expected offensively.  Defensively they have the talent to be great but there has been too much miscommunication in the early going.  Ultimately I think Chicago wins this one on the road with a signature performance from the future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade.

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