Miami Heat vs. Detroit Pistons 1/16/2021 Betting Preview: Computer Picks, Odds, Line, Spread and Trends

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The Detroit Pistons (2-9) are 5-point underdogs as they try to stop a four-game road slide when they take on the Miami Heat (4-6) on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at American Airlines Arena. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on SUN. The matchup has an over/under of 217.5.

Betting Information

Heat vs Pistons Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds
Heat	-5	-110	-110	217.5	-110	-110

Place a bet on Miami Heat or the Detroit Pistons for Saturday’s game.

Head to Head

After the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Miami has a 6-4 record against Detroit.

Heat vs Pistons in 2020-21
Date	Favorite	Home Team	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Game Type	Result
11/12/2019	Heat	Heat	-9	214.5	-400	308	Regular Season	117-108 MIA
3/13/2019	–	Heat	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	108-74 MIA
2/23/2019	–	Heat	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	119-96 DET
1/18/2019	–	Pistons	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	98-93 DET
11/5/2018	–	Pistons	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	120-115 MIA
3/3/2018	–	Heat	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	105-96 MIA
2/3/2018	–	Pistons	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	111-107 DET
1/3/2018	–	Heat	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	111-104 MIA
11/12/2017	–	Pistons	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	112-103 DET
3/28/2017	–	Pistons	–	–	–	–	Regular Season	97-96 MIA

Heat Betting Information

Miami has struggled against the spread, going 4-6 on the year.
The Heat have posted a losing record of 1-2 against the spread when the spread is -5 or bigger.
Miami and its foes have combined to reach or surpass the total in 5 of 10 games this season (50%).

Bet on the Miami Heat to win the NBA Championship.

Pistons Betting Information

Detroit has a 6-5 record against the spread, covering in 54.5% of their outings.
Detroit has combined with its opponents to hit the over in 45.5% of matchups this season (5 out of 11 chances).

Bet on the Detroit Pistons to win the NBA Championship.

Over/Under Analysis

The Heat and their opponents have recorded more than 217.5 points in 540% of their outings this season (54 of 10 opportunities).
In six of 11 opportunities (54.5%) this season, Detroit has combined with its opponents to score at least 217.5 points.
The Heat and the Pistons combine to average 1.6 more points per game than the over/under of 217.5 set for this matchup.
The Heat and the Pistons have seen their opponents average a combined 11.3 more points per game than the over/under of 217.5 set in this matchup.
The average over/under the Heat have had set in games this year is 7.4 more points than this outing’s point total.
Pistons games this year have averaged a total of 223 points, 5.5 more than the point total in this matchup.

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Heat Leaders

The Heat scoring leader is Tyler Herro, who contributes 17.6 points per game.
Jimmy Butler leads Miami with 5.3 assists a game and Bam Adebayo paces the squad with 9.0 rebounds per contest.
Duncan Robinson makes 3.5 threes per game to lead the Heat.
Miami’s steals leader is Butler, who averages 2.2 per game. Adebayo leads the team averaging 1.0 block a game.

Pistons Leaders

Jerami Grant outpaced his teammates on the Pistons scoring front by putting up 24.8 points per game. He adds 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season.
Mason Plumlee (9.5 rebounds per game) and Derrick Rose (5.4 assists per game) are the Detroit leaders in rebounds and assists.
Grant makes more threes per game than any other member of the Pistons, averaging 2.7 treys per game.
Detroit’s Plumlee has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.5 per game and Grant is first in blocks with 1.1 per game.

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