Miami @ Chicago picks

While the Miami Heat aren’t among anyone’s top picks to make a deep run in the playoffs, there’s no denying that the Heat are one of the hottest teams in the league right now. They’ve won seven of their last nine games, and covered in eight of those contests. That stretch has seen Miami excel on both sides of the ball, though the turnaround on offense has been most impressive. The Heat are averaging 117.6 ppg over their last nine games, way above the 110.0 ppg they’ve put up for the full season, and a complete turnaround from the struggles they faced after they parted ways with Jimmy Butler. For a team that has been solid enough on defense all season long, the offensive improvement has made the Heat a much more dangerous team.