Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler. Mandatory Credit: Allison Farrand-USA TODAY Sports
The Miami Heat are on the road on Tuesday night to take on the Detroit Pistons, who are in full-blown tank mode at this point in the 2022-23 season.
Miami needs to win out to have a legit shot at avoiding the Play-In Tournament in the Eastern Conference, and the team is favored by 11.5 points in this game.
Bam Adebayo, who missed Saturday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks, is expected to return for this matchup, which is a huge boost for Miami on both ends of the floor.
The Pistons are expected to sit several rotation players in this matchup, as they have for most of the final month of the season.
Let’s dive into the odds and best bet for this game:
Heat vs. Pistons odds, spread and total
Heat vs. Pistons prediction and pick
Miami has struggled against the spread all season long, but I can’t fade the Heat here against a Pistons team that has lost nine straight.
Detroit has dropped six of the nine games on this losing streak by double-digits, including a 12-point home loss to Miami.
Jimmy Butler has turned things into a new gear for the Heat, who even if they can’t get the No. 6 seed, would love to stay in the No. 7 spot for home-court advantage in the play-in tournament.
Detroit is in the bottom five in the league in offensive, defensive and net rating this season, and now it’s not even playing its best players.
Don’t overthink this. Miami is the team to back on Tuesday.
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