Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat (01-29-2026) game preview: When and where to watch, expected lineup, injury report, prediction, and more

Thursday's Eastern Conference game pits Miami against Chicago. The Bulls' record versus conference opponents is 15–16. Chicago's record versus opponents over.500 is 13-12. In Eastern Conference play, the Heat are 12-13. With 28.5 assists per game, Miami is fourth in the Eastern Conference, with Davion Mitchell leading the way with an average of 7.2.

This season, the Bulls have made 14.6 3-pointers per game on average, which is only 0.7 higher than the Heat's 13.9. The Heat score 119.8 points a game on average, which is the same as what the Bulls allow. This is the clubs' second meeting of the season. Kel'el Ware scored 20 points to help the Heat win the most recent game on November 22, 143-107.

Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat - When and where to watch the game

The Miami Heat (25-23) play the Chicago Bulls (23-24) at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The matchup airs on CHSN+ and FDSSUN. Additionally, Fubo and Prime Videos will telecast the entire match live.

Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat - Expected Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls

PG Josh Giddey
SG Coby White
SF Isaac Okoro
PF Matas Buzelis
C Nikola Vucevic

Miami Heat

PG Kasparas Jakucionis
SG Pelle Larsson
SF Norman Powell
PF Andrew Wiggins
C Bam Adebayo

Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat - Injury Report

Chicago Bulls

• Emanuel Miller- Day-to-day (Hamstring)
• Yuki Kawamura- Day-to-day (Lower leg)
• Tre Jones- Out (Hamstring)
• Zach Collins- Out (Toe)
• Noa Essengue- Out (Undergo left shoulder surgery)

Miami Heat

• Davion Mitchell- Out (Shoulder)
• Tyler Herro- Out (Ribs)
• Terry Rozier- Out (Immediate leave from the team)

Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat - Game Prediction

The Heat and Bulls are expected to play a close game. The Heat have a mere 1.5-point advantage against the Bulls. 242 is the over/under for the match. In 22 of 48 games this season, the Heat and their opponent have combined to score more than 241.5 points, the current matchup's total.

In 18 out of 47 games this year, the Bulls have scored more than 241.5 points. Together, the Heat and the Bulls average 4.0 less points per game than the 241.5 total established for this game. These two clubs' opponents have averaged 238.2 points per game, which is 3.3 fewer than the over/under for this game.



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