Wednesday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The Miami Heat will look to even things up in the Eastern Conference Finals when they take on the Chicago Bulls at 8:30PM ET.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog.com have made the Bulls 2-point favorites over the visiting Heat in Game 2 tonight. The over/under total for this game has opened at 181.5 points.
The Bulls dominanted Game 1 of this series on Sunday. Derrick Rose paced Chicago with 28 points and six assists, while Luol Deng scored 21 points and added seven rebounds in the 103-82 victory.
The Heat wasted a great effort by Chris Bosh, who scored 30 points and grabbed a team-high nine boards. Dwyane Wade shot just 7-for-17 from the field in route to 18 points, while LeBron James added 15 points on just 5-of-15 shooting. He also added six assists.
According to latest NBA trends, the Heat are 1-4-1 against the spread in their last six trips to Chicago and 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games against the Bulls. The home team is also 6-2-1 against the number in the last nine meetings between these two teams, while the under is 10-4 in the last 14 games.
Of the 3,700-plus wagers placed on tonight’s game, 64% of the betting public favor the Bulls –2. But that information is subject to change the closer we get to tip off, so make sure you click on the link provided to check out the latest NBA public betting information.
NBA Opening Point Spread Odds & Totals for Wednesday, May 18, 2011
505 Miami heat +2 (181.5)
506 Chicago Bulls –2 (181.5)
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