Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons Prediction NBA Picks 12/16/24

The Miami Heat invade Little Caesars Arena to do battle with the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Here’s a Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons Prediction. This article will include a Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons Pick.

The Miami Heat have been in fine form as they’ve won eight of their last 11 games overall and they will be gunning for a fifth straight victory after outlasting the Raptors in a 114-104 home win on Thursday. Tyler Herro led the team with 23 points on nine of 13 shooting, Bam Adebayo tallied 21 points with 16 rebounds and five assists while Nikola Jovic chipped in with 14 points off the bench. As a team, the Heat shot 48 percent from the field and 13 of 32 from the 3-point line as they exploded for 35 points in the second quarter to overcome an early 16-point deficit, before they went on a run in the second half to take a 20-point lead and put the game to bed early. 

Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons have been in poor form as they’ve lost eight of their last 11 games overall and they will be hoping for a better effort after getting routed by the Celtics in a 123-99 road defeat on Thursday. Ronald Holland led the team in scoring with 26 points on 11 of 14 shooting off the bench, Cade Cunningham added 18 points with eight assists while Jaden Ivey chipped in with 10 points, but no other player finished in double figures in scoring. As a team, the Pistons shot 42 percent from the field and just seven of 37 from the 3-point line as they got off to a terrible start and never looked like they had a chance after scoring just 16 points in the first quarter. The Pistons will face the Jazz following this one.

The Heat are still missing Nikola Jovic and Pelle Larsson, while the Pistons are going to be without Tobias Harris once again. This is the classic case of two teams headed in opposite directions with the Heat soaring high while the Pistons have been on a downward spiral after getting smashed by the Celtics in their last game. These teams last met on Nov 12 and it was the Pistons who won by 123-121 in overtime, but the Heat are clearly the team in better form and I think they get their revenge here.