Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons (12-53) will compete against the Miami Heat (35-30) on Sunday.

The Heat played the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 100-88 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Heat finished with 13 and the Nuggets accounted for 13 fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 33 attempts from 3-point range. Denver finished the game at 69.2% from the free throw line by making 9 of 13 attempts. Furthermore, Denver grabbed 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Denver recorded 24 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, Miami allowed 48.8% from the floor on 40 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Heat buried 15 of their 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Miami ended with a 42.5% field goal percentage (34 out of 80) and buried 5 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Bam Adebayo is someone who came through for this contest. Adebayo shot 46.7% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also collected 13 boards. He accumulated 17 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Miami enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 35-30 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Miami is snagging 42.1 rebounds per game and has 1,676 assists this season, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Heat are shooting 37.4% on shots from distance (799 of 2,138) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.2 points per outing (27th in the league) while shooting 46.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Heat are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,736 surrendered on the season. The Heat are allowing a FG percentage of 47.1% (2,638 of 5,604) and they surrender 42.8 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pistons took home the win by a final score of 113-104 against the Raptors. The Pistons were able to corral 47 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 58 for this contest. They turned it over 21 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Raptors were called for 20 fouls in this game which got the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.4%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Detroit buried 11 of 30 attempts (36.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons finished 39 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. The Pistons permitted the Raptors to convert 41 of 93 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% in this contest. They finished 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 36 and finished the contest at 13 of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). When discussing rebounds, Detroit permitted Toronto to pull down 37 in total (3 offensive).

Jalen Duren ended up having an impact for the Pistons for this contest. Duren racked up 24 points in his 28 mins on the court and tallied 5 assists for the game. He buried 8 out of 9 in this game giving him a rate of 88.9%, and totaled 23 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss record of 12-53 for the season. The Pistons commit 21.6 fouls every game and they hit 78.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.3 times per contest (17th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per game. Detroit has totaled 7,305 pts this season (112.4 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Pistons are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which is 18th in the league.

The Detroit defense concedes 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (778 of 2,076) and their opponents are making 81.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.8 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 17th and 9th in basketball. The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 120.5. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the floor (24th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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