Miami Heat (35-30) against Detroit Pistons (12-53)
March 15, 2024, 7 p.m. EDT
The line: Detroit Pistons +6; Over/Under: +218
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The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons meet Friday in NBA action at Little Caesars Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here is a Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons prediction.
Miami Heat Betting Preview
The Miami Heat are coming off losses to the Mavericks, Thunder, Wizards and Nuggets. The Miami Heat are averaging 110.2 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 109.8 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.6 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.8 points and 5.3 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Terry Rozier grabs 4.4 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 81.5 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 36.1% shooting from deep and grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game.
Detroit Pistons Betting Preview
The Detroit Pistons recently lost to the Mavericks, while beating the Raptors and Hornets. The Detroit Pistons are averaging 112.4 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 120.5 points on 49 percent shooting. Cade Cunningham is averaging 22.5 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Jaden Ivey is averaging 15.3 points and 3.7 assists. Simone Fontecchio is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Duren grabs 11.9 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 78.4 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 37.5% shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.9 rebounds per game.
Miami Heat vs. Detroit Pistons Prediction
Just when it seemed like the Miami Heat were turning the corner, they lose four straight games and it’s hard to trust them again. As I’ve said many times before, the Heat are a team that downplay their competition and allow low-level players to hang around. The Heat don’t take the regular season seriously and don’t have fun in games like this. The Detroit Pistons don’t win games, but they have a winning record of 34-31 against the spread this season and have covered 7 of their last 10 games. The Heat should win and should win comfortably, but I’m taking the points with the Pistons.
