Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat (34-26) will compete against the Detroit Pistons (9-51) at Kaseya Center on Tuesday.

The Pistons played the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-91 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Pistons ended up with 19 and the Magic had 16 fouls. They also made 7 out of their 23 attempts from distance. Orlando finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, Orlando collected 48 rebounds (7 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Orlando earned 24 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In relation to the defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 59.7% from the floor on 43 of 72 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this game while forcing 20 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 28 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pistons made 17 of their 20 tries for a rate of 85.0%. Detroit finished the contest with a 38.4% field goal percentage (33 of 86) and buried 8 of 36 3-pointers.

Evan Fournier is a guy who came through for the contest. Fournier went 46.2% from the floor and dished out 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and also snagged 1 rebound. He notched 17 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Detroit comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 9-51 for the year. They have an average of 112.1 pts per game (24th in the NBA) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Pistons are hitting 36.0% on three-point attempts (675 of 1,877) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 43.3 boards per game and has 1,582 assists this season, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 21.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are 16th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,606 relinquished this season. The Pistons defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.2% (2,633 of 5,355) and they surrender 42.8 boards per game as a team. They surrender 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (121.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat got the victory with a final of 126-120 when they faced the Jazz. The Heat earned 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Jazz earned 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 84.0%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Miami made 13 out of 34 attempts (38.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Heat ended up shooting 46 for 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.3%. The Heat allowed the Jazz to make 42 of 87 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.3% for the game. They went 40.0% from distance via 14 out of 35 and ended up going 22 out of 26 at the free throw line (84.6%). In regard to rebounding, Miami allowed Utah to get 42 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Jimmy Butler ended up being a major contributor for the Heat for this game. Butler accumulated 37 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists for the contest. He made 12 of 19 for the game for a field goal rate of 63.2%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 34-26 for the season. As an offense, the Heat are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks 21st in the NBA. Miami has totaled 6,638 pts on the season (110.6 per game) and they grab 42.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per game (20th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Heat commit 17.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 81.9% from the free throw line.

The Miami defense allows 36.2% from downtown (796 of 2,197) and opponents are converting on 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.6 assists and 42.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 16th and 12th in the league. The Heat are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG allowed with 109.9. They have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (14th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami and under the total points

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