Miami Heat (35-30) against Detroit Pistons (12-53)
March 17, 2024, 3:00 p.m. EDT
The line: Detroit Pistons +7; Over/Under: +215
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The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons meet Sunday 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 recently lost to the Wizards and Nuggets, while beating the Pistons. The Miami Heat are averaging 110.1 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 109.6 points on 47 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.4 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 4.5 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 81.3 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 36% shooting from deep and grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game.
Detroit Pistons Betting Preview
The Detroit Pistons recently lost to the Heat, beating the Raptors and Hornets. The Detroit Pistons are averaging 112.1 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 120.3 points on 49 percent shooting. Cade Cunningham is averaging 22.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Jaden Ivey is averaging 15.3 points and 3.8 assists. Simone Fontecchio was the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Duren grabbed 12 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 78.5 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 37.2% shooting from deep and are grabbing 44 rebounds per game.
Miami Heat vs. Detroit Pistons Prediction
The Miami Heat just beat the Pistons on Friday by 13 points, and there is no doubt that they are the better team here. However, the Heat had issues for about two and a half quarters in this game, and they still have this habit of allowing mediocre teams to trail or downplay their competition. I don’t trust the Heat in big favorite spots or against mediocre teams in general. The Detroit Pistons aren’t winning games, but they have covered 6 of their last 10 games and are 34-32 ATS this season. Give me the Pistons and the points.
