In what could be seen as a heavyweight bout for the Eastern Conference title, Sunday night will feature Game 3 when the Chicago Bulls look to rebound from Wednesday’s loss and take a 2-1 lead in NBA playoff picks for the series when they face the Miami Heat. The Bulls vs Heat odds have a scheduled starting time of 8:30pm EST on Sunday evening and can be seen live on TNT. Miami lost Game 1 in Chicago but was able to bounce back in Game 2 on the road splitting the series 1-1 with the next two games being played at the AmericanAirlines Arena.

Online sportsbooks currently have the Heat -4.5 favorites at home vs the Bulls in NBA odds for Game 3 with a low scoring over/under betting total of 179 OVER (-115). Bookmakers also have listed Miami -200 favorites on the money line vs Chicago +170 for Sunday’s game on TNT basketball. The Heat are predicted are favored to win in Game 3 playoff picks at home and the NBA series prices still have Miami slight favorites at -200 to win the Eastern conference finals while Chicago is listed as +170 underdogs. NBA championship odds to win the title also currently have the Heat +120 favorites while the Bulls are +350 longshots.

Despite having legends Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman in attendance at the United Center for Game 2, the Bulls proceeded to shoot only 28-82 from the floor and a horrible 3-20 from behind the arc to fall 75-85 as 2.5-point home favorites in NBA playoffs picks. Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 21-points, 6-rebounds and 8-assists while Joakim Noah quietly had 9-points and 8-rebounds in the Game 2 loss at home. If Chicago is going to have any chance of taking one of the next two games in Miami, Carlos Boozer will have to play better as he was a non-factor in Game 2 only netting 7-points and 8-rebounds. Although the Bulls are road underdogs in NBA playoffs odds for Game 3, it is important to note that Chicago has recently gone 10-2 when playing on the road and hold a 4-1 mark when playing the Heat.

The “3 Kings” of Miami have been inconsistent to say the least but still found a way to bounce back from an 82-103 loss in Game 1 with an 85-75 victory in NBA betting odds for Game 2 as +2.5 underdogs. LeBron James messed around and recorded a double double of 29-points, 10-rebounds and 5-assists while Dwyane Wade added 24-points and 9-rebounds in the 10-point win last Wednesday. The Heat now come back to the AmericanAirlines Arena for Games 3 and 4 where they finished the season 30-11 and also have home court advantage with the Game 3 victory in Chicago. The Heat look to be a safe wager in Sunday’s game having recently gone 5-1 at home when playing the Bulls and 13-3 overall.