On Tuesday, the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat will square off in NBA action at FTX Arena. The Pistons are attempting to snap a three-game skid. The Miami Heat are searching for their first victory in ten games after winning seven of their previous ten.
The Detroit Pistons average 103.6 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allow 112.4 points on 47.4 percent shooting per game. Cade Cunningham averages 16.9 points and 5.3 assists per game, while Jerami Grant contributes 19 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Saddiq Bey is the squad’s third double-digit scorer, and Marvin Bagley III leads the team in rebounding with 7.2 per game. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc and 78 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons surrender 36.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc while grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat average 109.4 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allow 104.8 points on 44.3 percent shooting per game. Jimmy Butler averages 21.4 points and 5.6 assists, while Tyler Herro averages 20.9 points and 4.8 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the team’s third player in double figures, while Kyle Lowry averages 4.6 rebounds per game. The Miami Heat are making 37.4 percent of their three-point attempts and 80.8 percent of their free throw attempts. Miami Heat opponents shoot 34.1 percent from 3-point range and average 44.4 rebounds per game.
The Pistons are 5-0 against the spread in their last five away games and 10-1 overall. The Heat are 1-4 against the spread in their last five Tuesday games and 6-2 overall. The under has gone 5-1 in the Pistons’ last six games. The over is 6-2 in the Heat’s last eight Tuesday games. The Pistons are 4-1-1 ATS in their previous six meetings.
The Miami Heat are in their greatest shape of the season, and they are especially strong at home, where they are averaging 5.7 points per game. On the other hand, the Detroit Pistons have found a way to win a game or two in recent weeks, losing their previous five games by an average of 2.6 points. The Heat are similarly susceptible to blowing leads and have begun to disintegrate in the second half. This is a significant amount of points
This season, Miami had a 45-24 win-loss record. As a team, the Heat are shooting 46.3 percent from the field, which ranks 13th in the NBA. Miami has scored 7,551 points (109.4 per game) while collecting 44.4 rebounds per game this season. Their assist rate is 25.7 per game, which ranks sixth in the league, while they turn the ball over 14.7 times a game. The Heat commit 20.6 fouls per game and shoot 80.8 percent from the line.
The Heat are rated fourth in basketball, allowing 104.8 points per game. They force 15.3 turnovers per game while allowing their opponents to shoot 44.3 percent from the field (4th in the league). The Miami defense allows 34.1 percent of 3-point attempts (399 of 2,639) and opponents make 77.6 percent of free throw attempts. They have given up 23.1 assists and 41.8 rebounds per game, ranking them fifth and first in the league.
Pick: Pistons Points — too many
