A historic night from Cade Cunningham who had 52 points and 11 assists, while committing zero turnovers, propelled the Pistons to a double overtime win over the Washington Wizards. It was the 2nd win in a row for Detroit over Washington, they’ll now look to add to that streak on Saturday vs Miami. At 5-1 the Pistons are one of the more reliable road teams in the NBA, they are also one of the more reliable teams against the spread having covered 4 times in 6 road games.
Miami is playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back scenario here, following their hard fought win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s now 3 straight wins for Miami and the team is starting to click on all cylinders. Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo each had 37 points in the win, making the most out of the Cavs interior struggles defensively. Repeating that vs the Pistons will be a challenge, as Detroit is a top 10 team when it comes to paint defense. Playing with no rest could also be problematic, the Heat are yet to cover the spread in this scenario in two games this season.
I really like what I’m seeing from Miami right now. They’ve turned the corner, just like we expected them to. Bam and Giannis are playing really well off each other, even though they’re playing with no rest here I still see them keeping things within reach. The double OT win over Washington cost the Pistons a ton of energy, there is a possibility that Cade Cunningham takes the night off here. I’ll side with the Heat plus the points here.
Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat Predictions: Heat +4.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.
