Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat (45-24) will try to defeat the Detroit Pistons (18-50) at FTX Arena on Tuesday.

The Pistons took the court against the Clippers and ended up losing by a score of 106-102 in their last contest. Detroit walked away from the game with a 45.0% field goal percentage (36 of 80) and buried 12 out of their 29 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 18 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 90.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defending, Detroit allowed 44.9% from the field on 40 of 89 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 46 dimes and had 25 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Los Angeles grabbed 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 20 attempts. They knocked down 10 of 30 shots from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Pistons finished with 18 while the Clippers racked up 6 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He ended up with 23 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He played for 44 minutes and also snagged 9 rebounds. Cunningham went 50.0% from the field and earned 10 assists.

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Detroit steps onto the court with a mark of 18-50 on the campaign. They average 103.6 points per outing (29th in the league) while hitting 42.6% from the field. The Pistons are shooting 32.3% on shots from distance (753 of 2,328) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Detroit is collecting 43.1 boards per contest and has totaled 1,557 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a group are committing 21.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are surrendering 36.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.4). The Pistons defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,773 of 5,854) and they surrender 46.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 20th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,719 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Heat took a defeat with a final score of 113-104 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Heat were able to corral 42 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for the contest. They also turned it over 18 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves were called for 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of those for a clip of 76.0%. Concerning three-point shots, Miami knocked down 15 out of their 45 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Heat ended up going 35 for 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.8%. The Heat permitted the Timberwolves to make 35 out of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2% in the matchup. They finished 35.7% from 3-point land by shooting 15 out of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 32 at the free throw line (87.5%). In reference to attacking the glass, Miami allowed Minnesota to grab 40 in total (6 offensive).

Tyler Herro was important for the Heat for the matchup. Herro scored 30 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 2 dimes in this game. He converted 8 of 19 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 45-24 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Heat are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 13th in the league. Miami has accumulated 7,551 pts this season (109.4 per game) and they pull in 44.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.7 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest. The Heat have committed 20.6 fouls per game and they hit 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The Heat on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 104.8. They are able to force 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (4th in the league). The Miami defense allows 34.1% on 3-point attempts (899 of 2,639) and opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 23.1 assists and 41.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 5th and 1st in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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