Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat Picks and Prediction for Saturday November 14 2026
The Pistons are going to head to Miami on Saturday night to face the Heat at the Kaseya Center at 8 PM ET. The game is has national television coverage on NBA TV. This season the Pistons and the Heat have already met with the Pistons picking up the 128-111 win. Be sure you are ready for the NBA season with our free NBA picks.Ā Ā
Detroit Keeps Finding Ways to Win
Detroit is comign to this game here with a nice record of 8-3 on the year, but when the Pistons have taken to the road they are sitting on a 5-1 record. THe last game on the court for the Pistons was a 144-140 win in double overtime over the Washington Wizards. Not many people expected the Wizards to play that competitively as the Pistons has already beaten the Wizards on the week by a score of 122-111.Ā Ā
When it comes to scoring the Pistons are not horrible with a total of 115.5 points per game scored, but the real story for the Pistons is how much the defense has shown up this year giving up only 107.8 points per game. Now, the Pistons do need to work on their rebounding some of the season as they are pulling down only 44.3 boards per game, but the passing attack is keeping the opponents off balance with 27.4 assists per game.Ā
Cade Cunningham was ridiculous Thursday. He scored 52 points on 16-for-25 shooting and handed out 11 assists. Daniss Jenkins added 21 points, giving Detroit some much-needed help.. Jalen Duren remains an important part of the Pistons rebounding and interior defense. One thing that could hurt Detroit is the double overtime game could have caused some fatigue issues, but thankfully Detroit is not heavily hit by the injury bug.Ā
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Miami Has Been Too Generous Defensively
Miami comes to this game here with a 5-6 record on the year overall, but the Heat are playing the Cavaliers on Friday night. The game prior to the game against the Heat was a 115-109 win over Utah on Tuesday night. That comes on the heals of a 114-10 win over the Sacramento Kings. Still this is the second half of a back-to-back game and that could lead to some fatigue concerns.Ā
When it comes to scoring the Heat are not horrible with 115.7 points per game, but the passing attack has been very impressive getting 28.7 assists per game on the year so far. The defense for Miami is a huge question mark as the Heat are giving up 115.7 points per game on the year so far and that could make it harder for Miami to hang with a Pistons team that has proven they have an offense that is able to score points.Ā Ā
The offense for Miami is not really relying on any single player to step up as the production is fairly spread out. However, as mentioned above the spreading out of the offense is making the players all work harder on the front court which is leaving the defensive side of the ball still trying to score when a transition is happening. Not only that, the way the players are having to handle the offensive pressure is making it hard for the Heat defensive players to play strong for the entire game.Ā
Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat Picks and Prediction
Pick: Detroit Pistons Moneyline
Iām taking Detroit. The Pistons already beat Miami by 17 points in the first meeting, and theyāve been the more dependable team since. Their defense has been considerably better over the season, and Cunningham is playing like a guy who can take over a game whenever he needs to. Miami does have a couple of things going for it. The Heat are at home, Detroit just played two overtimes Thursday, and Cunningham canāt be expected to score 52 every night. But Miami has been giving up 120 points a game, and thatās a bad habit against a team that moves the ball and gets into the paint. I trust Detroit to get enough stops. Thatās the difference for me.
Total Pick: Under 232 or Higher
Iād look at the under if the number comes out at 232 or higher. Detroitās season-long defense has been pretty good, even with that wild Washington game included, and I expect the Pistons to make a point of tightening things up. Miami is scoring around 116 a night, but the Heat will be playing Friday and may not have quite the same legs Saturday. The concern is obvious: Miamiās defense has been bad, and Detroit just scored 144. Both teams can certainly get into the 120s if the game turns loose. Still, I think Detroit would rather control the pace than get dragged into another shootout. At 232 or above, Iād lean under.
Final Picks: Detroit Pistons Moneyline and Under 232 or Higher
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