It’s Monday, December 16, and the Miami Heat (13-10) and Detroit Pistons (10-16) are all set to square off from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Heat are currently 4-6 on the road with a point differential of +3, while the Pistons have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Heat vs. Pistons live today
- Date: Monday, December 16, 2024
- Time: 7:00 pm EST
- Site: Little Caesars Arena
- City: Detroit, MI
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Game odds for Heat vs. Pistons
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Odds: Miami Heat (-173), Detroit Pistons (+145)
- Spread: Heat -4
- Over/Under: 218.5 points
That gives the Heat an implied team point total of 110.52, and the Pistons 108.43.
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday Heat vs. Pistons game
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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the visitors in this one: Heat -4.5:
“The Heat are one of the bigger upgrades across the NBA since the beginning of the season with the ascendancy of Herro leading the way. Miami is currently a +3 with Detroit sitting at -3.5 right now making -4.5 a buy price on the Heat.”
Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) likes Miami’s defense: Cade Cunningham Under 24.5 Points (-120)
“Good matchup against Miami in this game. Jimmy Butler is a great defender, but it’s deeper than just Butler getting any potential matchups. Head coach Erik Spoelstra is a smart head coach who likes to eliminate the best scoring threat and makes others on the team have to beat them. Getting the ball out of Cunningham’s hand is priority #1.”
Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Heat & Pistons game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Detroit Pistons at 4.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 218.50.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Heat vs. Pistons on Monday
- The Heat are on a 4-game winning streak
- The Over is 12-8 in the Heat’s last 10 games on the road and the Pistons’ last 10 at home combined
- The Heat have failed to cover in 10 of their 16 matchups against Eastern Conference teams this season
- The Heat have gone 7-3 in their last 10 games
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