The Bulls had a great game on Sunday and as we all saw everything fell into place for Chicago. They dominated the boards, hit 3's, did not turn the ball over and played smothering defense against the heat. If there was a checklist then they would have marked all off the categories to get a win.
For those interested, the Bulls are now the favorite to win the series at -140 and Miami is a dog at +110. If you like the bulls to win the series lock them in at -140 and if you like Miami then hold on because tonight...
The play is to parlay the bulls -2.5 and the under 181.5
Here's why:
The heat have gotten beat up by everyone for getting killed on the boards. The truth is they can't improve much in this area. Their frontcourt is either old or slow or both. That can't be changed. The only way to do better on the boards is to send more people to rebound. Eventhough this is not their style they will try it.
The result will be they will do better getting rebounds but it will slow them way down on offense. If the bulls miss, they will be able to get back on defense and prevent easy baskets which has been Miami's key to success.
For the Bulls, it will be more of the Derek Rose show. Look for 15+ free throws and more assists than Sunday. They will shoot worse from three but will be able to grind out a low scoring win. Don't expect a blowout again but the bulls will win somewhere around 85-79 or so.
If you are a Heat fan, wait til after this game and then lock them in as a big dog because this series will be far from over even after the bulls go up 2-0.
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