Who’s playing
Miami Heat @ Detroit Pistons
Current records: Miami 35-30, Detroit 12-53
How to watch
- When: Friday March 15, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Or: Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, Michigan
- TV: Bally Sports – Detroit
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $17.00
What there is to know
The Pistons will be in front of their home fans on Friday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will face the Miami Heat on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. The Pistons could use some stickum for this game as the team allowed 21 turnovers on Wednesday.
The Pistons had a tough time earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins, it looks like their luck might finally be changing. They came away with a 113-104 victory over Toronto. The victory came thanks to a strong push starting at the 3:13 mark of the second quarter, as the Pistons faced a 53-37 deficit.
The Pistons can attribute much of their success to Jalen Duren, who had a double-double with 24 points and 23 rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Heat’s recent rough patch got a little tougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They fell 100-88 to Denver. The Heat have struggled against the Nuggets recently, with their Wednesday game being their fifth straight loss.
Unsurprisingly, given the score, the Heat struggled to work together and finished the game with just 18 assists. This is the fewest assists they have managed all season.
Detroit has been on a hot streak lately: they’ve won three of their last four games, which has been a nice improvement to their 12-53 record this season. As for Miami, their loss dropped their record to 35-30.
The Pistons fell short against the Heat in their previous game last Tuesday, losing 118-110. Will the Pistons have better luck at home than on the road?
Odds
Miami is a big 8-point favorite against Detroit, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The line drifted a bit toward the Heat, as the game opened with the Heat as a 6.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 213.5 points.
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History of the series
Miami has won 8 of its last 10 games against Detroit.
- March 5, 2024 – Miami 118 vs. Detroit 110
- October 25, 2023 – Miami 103 vs. Detroit 102
- April 4, 2023 – Miami 118 vs. Detroit 105
- March 19, 2023 – Miami 112 vs. Detroit 100
- December 06, 2022 – Detroit 116 vs. Miami 96
- March 15, 2022 – Miami 105 vs. Detroit 98
- December 23, 2021 – Miami 115 vs. Detroit 112
- December 19, 2021 – Detroit 100 vs. Miami 90
- November 23, 2021 – Miami 100 vs. Detroit 92
- May 16, 2021 – Miami 120 vs. Detroit 107
