{"id":339997,"date":"2025-04-16T12:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=339997"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:19:16","slug":"heat-vs-bulls-play-in-sgp-predictions-april-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/heat-vs-bulls-play-in-sgp-predictions-april-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat vs. Bulls play-in SGP predictions April 16: Bet on Herro and Adebayo to produce in losing effort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls meet in Wednesday&#8217;s Eastern Conference play-in game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: The winner of this matchup goes on to play the Atlanta Hawks with a chance at the playoffs. The loser goes home. Chicago has been the better team lately, and I expect it to advance on home court. Prop bets on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/tyler_herro\">Tyler Herro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/bam_adebayo\">Bam Adebayo<\/a> round out this +375 wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Heat vs. Bulls play-in SGP predictions for April 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heat vs. Bulls predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Bulls ML | Herro over 23.5 points | Adebayo 4+ assists (+375)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112588\">Embed: #112588<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bulls moneyline (-117)<\/strong>: It seemed like Chicago was tanking its season when it traded away then-leading scorer Zach LaVine on Feb. 3. The team&#8217;s play reflected that, as the Bulls dropped seven of their next nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But since that skid, Chicago has been one of the league&#8217;s best teams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16-7 record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>+4.6 net rating (8th)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>111.5 defensive rating (10th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bulls won 10 of 13 games to close the season and secure a play-in spot. That includes wins over the Los Angeles Lakers (twice), Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami, meanwhile, limped into the play-in with losses in four of its final six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chicago is 8-2 in its last 10 games against Miami (3-0 this season).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Herro over 23.5 points <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-155):<\/strong> I like Herro to clear this leg for a few reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bulls play at the second-fastest pace in the NBA and should dictate the tempo on their home court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s good news for us, considering they also allow the second-most points per game to opposing point guards, according to Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herro scored 30 points in his last outing against Chicago and is averaging 24.0 PPG since the all-star break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Miami&#8217;s season on the line, I expect Herro to over-index in a plus matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Adebayo 4+ assists<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-275):<\/strong> Adebayo is sneakily one of the league&#8217;s best passing big men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s averaging 4.3 assists per game this season, fourth among centres behind Nikola Jokic, Domantas Sabonis and Alperen Sengun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adebayo has been reliable against this line, clearing it in 49 of 78 games (62.9%). That includes seven of his last eight heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, I&#8217;ll be double-dipping on some assists from Adebayo to Herro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Heat vs. Bulls predictions made at 12:00 p.m. ET 04\/16\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls meet in Wednesday&#8217;s Eastern Conference play-in game. The pregame narrative: The winner of this matchup goes on to play the Atlanta Hawks with a chance at the playoffs. The loser goes home. Chicago has been the better team lately, and I expect it to advance on home court. 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