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Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 6, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: FTX Arena — Miami, FL

Article updated Dec 6, 12:00 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Detroit is on the road playing Miami at the FTX Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Miami -8.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami

Game outlook

Detroit is on the road playing Miami at the FTX Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Miami -8.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami -7.5.

Detroit Highlights

With a power ranking of 26, Detroit is ranked #23 in offense (scoring an average of 110.12 per game), #29 in defense (allowing an average of 118.20 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-19 (11-12-2 ATS) this season.

Miami Highlights

Miami Heat has a power ranking of 14 and are #26 for offense (scoring an average of 109.48 per game), #9 for defense (giving up an average of 118.20 points per game) and 11-13 (8-15-1 ATS) overall. Detroit went 2-1 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Miami.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be DET 117.5, MIA 102.5. 55% of SportsJaw predicts Miami Heat to cover. OddsShark predicts Miami will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Pistons 103 to Heat 128.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Pistons 103 to Heat 128.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Detroit Pistons+305 → +260Moved
  • Moneyline · Miami Heat-335 → -310Moved
  • Spread · Detroit Pistons+8.5 (-110) → +7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Miami Heat-8.5 (-110) → -7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over222 (-110) → 220 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under222 (-110) → 220 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Detroit Pistons
3-0 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Miami Heat
0-4 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-06T05:00:06.513Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Detroit Pistons defeated Miami Heat 116-96

Detroit Pistons defeated Miami Heat 116-96 on December 6, 2022, a 20-point decision in the series. Detroit Pistons' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 38-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded Detroit Pistons +7.5 (-110) spread, Detroit Pistons covered, while the 212 combined points finished under the recorded total of 220.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

  • HopkinspicksSpread · Detroit Pistons +7.5 (-110)Win
  • KrockpicksTotal · Under 220 (-110)Win
  • MauriceJonesSpread · Detroit Pistons +7.5 (-110)Win
  • DtownsendSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • VegaspatSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • MaddogSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • MickeytSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • 1735203231Total · Under 220 (-110)Win
  • JoeyBergSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • DerekFisherSpread · Detroit Pistons +7.5 (-110)Win
  • GtpixSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • kingofmylifeMoneyline · Miami Heat -310Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Detroit Pistons +7.5 (-110)Win
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Miami Heat -310Loss
  • Sammy52Spread · Detroit Pistons +7.5 (-110)Win
  • MacSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • JeffjacksonSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • Muterovince
Moneyline · Miami Heat -310
Loss
  • Josh720Spread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 220 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 220 (-110)Loss
  • Josh720Total · Under 220 (-110)Win