Bam Adebayo missed a couple of weeks due to injury but did not show any rust in his return putting up 20/7/3 with 2 blocks. But he did play slightly fewer minutes (29) than normal vs the Warriors. I don't think he'll need more than the one day to ramp back to his normal 34 minute level that he averaged for 3 straight seasons. Bam is no longer the 'point center' that he was 5 years ago when he'd average 5+ assists because his offense is better and the team needs his scoring. We're also getting a good line because his average on the road (3.9) is significantly lower than his 4.5 at home. In this game vs Chicago we project him for 4.7 assists.

The Heat will be shorthanded at forward for this game with Andrew Wiggins (hip) and Nikola Jovic (hip) out. That should lead to plenty of minutes for Jaime Jaquez Jr., who is already averaging 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game for the season. This is a great matchup for him to rack up stats in both departments. The Heat and Bulls both rank inside the top-three in the league in pace of play. The Bulls also rank 17th in assists allowed and 24th in rebounds allowed. Take the over.