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Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons 12/23/21 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

Detroit Pistons (5-25) vs. Miami Heat (19-13)
December 23, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat -10.5; Over/Under: +206
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The Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat meet Thursday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Detroit Pistons need a win after losing 10 of their last 11 games. The Miami Heat look for a win after winning five of their last seven games.

The Detroit Pistons are averaging 100.1 points on 41.4 percent shooting and allowing 109.3 points on 47.4 percent shooting. Jerami Grant is averaging 20.1 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Cade Cunningham is averaging 15.3 points and 5.2 assists. Saddiq Bey is the third double-digit scorer and Kelly Olynyk is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 30.7 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game.

The Miami Heat are averaging 107.2 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 103.5 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22.8 points and 5.2 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.5 points and 5.1 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game.

The Pistons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest. The Heat are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Pistons last 4 Thursday games. The over is 7-3 in Heat last 10 Thursday games. The Pistons are 2-5-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Miami and 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Miami Heat are still banged up, but they’re finding ways to win, and they’re coming off an absolute beat down of the Pacers on Tuesday. The Detroit Pistons are the healthier team here, but that doesn’t matter much. The Pistons lose, don’t cover numbers, and they lose on the road by an average of 11.8 points while shooting 41.3 percent from the field. Big number, but I’ll lay it with the Heat anyway. The Pistons are awful.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Miami Heat -10.5

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