Alex Caruso and the Chicago Bulls will be playing against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat tonight. As many NBA fans might be aware, the Bulls have not started off the season very well and currently hold a record of 9 wins and 16 losses. Several stars on the team such as Zach LaVine are constantly being involved in trade rumors.
On the other hand, the Heat are the current reigning conference champions and have set quite a high standard for themselves heading into the season. Although the Heat did not make any significant moves this offseason, the team is currently playing quite well and holds a record of 14 wins and 10 losses.
As the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat get ready to face off, fans might be interested in finding out the injury reports and expected starting lineups. Additionally, a prediction for this match will also be made.
Alex Caruso is listed as questionable for the Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat game tonight
Bulls fans will be somewhat disappointed to hear that Caruso does not look perfectly healthy for this game. Although he isn’t the best scorer, one could argue that Alex is the Bulls’ best defensive guard at the moment, especially with Lonzo Ball out for the foreseeable future.
Chicago Bulls injury report
- Lonzo Ball (out)
- Zach LaVine (out)
- Alex Caruso (questionable)
Chicago Bulls expected starting lineup
- Coby White
- Ayo Dosunmu
- DeMar DeRozan
- Patrick Williams
- Nikola Vucevic
Miami Heat injury report
- Tyler Herro (out)
- Bam Adebayo (out)
- Haywood Highsmith (out)
- Dru Smith (out)
- Josh Richardson (questionable)
Miami Heat expected starting lineup
- Kyle Lowry
- Duncan Robinson
- Jimmy Butler
- Caleb Martin
- Orlando Robinson
As fans can tell from the lengthy injury reports, main stars on both sides such as Zach LaVine, Tyler Herro, and Bam Adebayo are expected to miss this game. Nonetheless, here are the predictions for this match between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat.
The Heat are favored over the Bulls tonight
Although one might be able to argue that the Heat are currently dealing with more injuries, there is no denying that they are the more talented and experienced team when compared to the Chicago Bulls. Without Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo on the court, Jimmy Butler is expected to lead his team to victory.