Bulls at Heat: Live Betting Preview

LeBron James picked up his fourth Most Valuable Player trophy on Sunday, but his mind will return to the court late tonight when the Miami Heat take on the Chicago Bulls in game one of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series.

In tonight's other game, the Golden State Warriors look to continue their surprising playoff run when they face the all-conquering San Antonio Spurs in the first game of their Western Conference semi-final.

But first, all eyes will be in Miami where the well-rested Heat will face a Bulls team still dealing with the effects of a tough, seven game first-round series win over the Brooklyn Nets. The injury-riddled Bulls aren't in as good shape as they were when they snapped the defending champ Heat's 27-game winning streak during the regular season.

In Bet365 Sports pre-game betting for tonight's fixture, Miami are 20/57 and the Bulls 43/20 for the win, while the Heat are -11.5 on the points spread. In the other game, the Spurs are listed at 20/41 for the win, the Warriors are 31/20, and the home team is at -8.5 on the points spread.

Punters can place a variety of different pre-game bets on both match-ups, with everything from game, quarter and half lines, additional game totals and points spreads, the race to 20 points, winning margins, and odd or even game totals.

For those who will be staying up to watch tonight's action live, did you know that you can place in-play bets on both the Miami-Chicago and San Antonio-Golden State games. Heat vs Bulls begins at 1:00am UK Time, with Spurs-Warriors to follow at 3:30am, and bet365 Sports customers can place wagers by the second, with updated odds.