Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction 11/21/2025 Today’s NBA Picks

The Miami Heat invade the United Center to take on the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Here’s a Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction. This article will include a Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Pick.

Miami Heat Betting Preview 

The Miami Heat have been in fine form as they’ve won five of their last seven games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after routing the Warriors in a 110-96 home win on Wednesday. Norman Powell led the team with 25 points on 10 of 14 shooting, Bam Adebayo added 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists on seven of 13 shooting while Andrew Wiggins chipped in with 17 points.

As a team, the Heat shot just 41 percent from the field and 13 of 35 from the 3-point line, which aren’t great numbers. However, they played excellent defense to limit the Warriors to just 20 points in the first quarter to take the early lead. However, the game was a real battle until the fourth quarter where the Heat exploded for 38 points to make it look easy in the end. 

Chicago Bulls Betting Preview 

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls look to have moved on from their five-game skid as they are now aiming for a third straight victory after sneaking past the Trail Blazers in a 122-121 road win on Wednesday. Nikola Vucevic led the team with 27 points on 11 of 19 shooting, Coby White provided the spark off the bench with 25 points and seven assists on nine of 17 shooting while Josh Giddey contributed with nine points, five rebounds and 13 assists.

As a team, the Bulls shot 48 percent from the field and 21 of 49 from the 3-point line as they poured in 34 points in the second quarter to take the narrow lead at halftime and eventually lead by as many as 21 points. They closed the game on a 6-1 run in the final 9.1 seconds to escape with the dramatic win thanks to Vucevic who drained the game-winning 3-pointer with just 1.0 second left on the clock. 

Why the Chicago Bulls will win

• The Heat have lost each of their last six road games against Central Division opponents that held a winning record.
• The Bulls have won eight of their last nine games against Southeast Division opponents.
• The home team has covered the spread in seven of the Heat’s last eight games.
• The Heat have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four games at United Center following a win.

Why the Miami Heat will win

• The Bulls have lost each of their last five games as home favorites following a road win.
• The underdogs have won five of the Heat’s last six games at United Center.
• The Heat have covered the spread in each of their last eight night games against Bulls teams that held a winning record.
• The Bulls have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games on the first leg of a back-to-back.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of the Heat’s last eight road games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.
• Five of the Bulls’ last six games have gone OVER the total points line.

Chicago Bulls Player Facts

• Nikola Vucevic ranks 3rd amongst qualified Centers for three-pointers made per game (2.1) this season.
• Matas Buzelis ranks T21st amongst qualified players for blocks per game (1.2) this season.

Miami Heat Player Facts

• Norman Powell ranks 1st in the Eastern Conference amongst qualified players for FT% (93.3%) this season.
• Simone Fontecchio ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for three-pointers made per 36 minutes (4.9) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Bulls have used only three different starting fives this season – equal-fewest in the league.
• The Bulls rank T2nd in the league for rebounds per game this season (47.3).
• The Heat rank 30th in the league for opponent field goal attempts per game this season (97.7).
• The Heat rank 1st in the league for Q1 points per game this season (33.9).

Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls Prediction

The Heat are still banged up with Andrew Wiggins, Tyler Herro and Nikola Jovic all out, while the Bulls are sweating on the availability of Coby White and Tre Jones who are both questionable. The Heat come into this matchup as the more consistent team in better form, but the Bulls have come to life with two solid wins and they’re starting to get all their players back. White could sit this one out after playing in their last game, so I will give the slight edge to the Heat as underdogs in this spot.

Peter Tran's Pick: Miami +2.5