Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons odds, tips and predictions

The Miami Heat (4-5) and Detroit Pistons (4-7) meet at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ET for an in-season tournament game. Let's analyze the 24/7 NBA odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Heat vs. piston Opportunities and meet our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Heat lead 1-0

The Heat were coming off a thrilling 95-94 win at the Minnesota Timberwolves last time out and were 7.5 point underdogs while the under (219) cashed in. This win stopped a 3 game losing streak. The Under is also 5:3 in the last 8 games.

Miami will be without SF Jimmy Butler for the second time in a row due to an ankle injury, so an F is to be expected Haywood Highsmith and F Kevin Love to start again at the front.

The Pistons lost 101-99 to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, but Detroit was able to win by four points at home. They have a respectable record of 6-3 against the spread (ATS) in their last 9 games, while the minors have a record of 4-1 in their last 5 games and 11 games of the season, including their first meeting at Miami Record is 8-3 as of October 28, won by the Heat 106-98.

Heat to Pistons odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Heat -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Piston +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Heat -1.5 (-110) | Piston +1.5 (-110)
• Over/Under (O/U): 214.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Heat on Pistons key injuries

heat

• F Jimmy Butler (Ankle) out

Pistons

• C Jalen Duren (Ankle) questionable
• F Bobi Klintman (Calf) out
• C Isaiah Stewart (Ankle) questionable
• F Ausar Thompson (illness).

For the latest updates: Official NBA Injury Report.

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Heat at Pistons tips and predictions

forecast

Piston 106, heat 103

Money line

The PISTON (+100) are a decent even-money game as they take a break with Jimmy Buckets sidelined by the Heat (-120) in this in-season tournament fight at LCA.

Detroit is looking to avenge an 8-point loss to the Heat in Miami in late October, even though the Pistons were able to cover. The Pistons have won two straight at home, including a win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on November 4th, so they're tough. Cade Cunningham is also playing great, recording three triple-doubles in the last four games.

Against the spread

Playing the Pistons +1.5 (-110) is silly unless you are absolutely convinced that the Heat will win -1.5 (-110), but by only a single point.

If that's not your cup of tea and you like Detroit, just play it straight away for a cheaper price.

AVOID.

Over/Under

UNDER 214.5 (-110) is worth playing in this tournament battle.

The Under has cashed in 4 of the last 5 games for the Pistons as they finished the season 8-3. That includes the first meet in South Florida in late October, where the teams combined for 204 points for a total score of 219.5.

The Under has won money in the last 3 meetings of the series and 7 of the previous 9 battles since March 15, 2022.

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