The Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat are going at it again. The Pistons and the Heat met earlier in the season, but will the result be different this time around? Or, will Miami even things up? Read on for more about this intriguing clash of Eastern Conference squads.

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Away: Detroit Pistons (8-3, 5-1 Away)

Projected Starting Five:

  • Cade Cunningham
  • Daniss Jenkins
  • Duncan Robinson
  • Ausar Thompson
  • John Collins

The Pistons take a much-deserved rest on Saturday after going into a war with the Washington Wizards. Detroit outlasted Trae Young and the Wizards via double overtime in that game, 144-140, marking the Pistons’ second win in a row. They also defeated Washington on Tuesday, 122-111.

The Pistons are capable of beating teams either with their offense and defense, and they will look to do it on both ends of the floor in the rematch against Miami. In the first meeting with the Heat on Oct. 24, the Pistons shot 53% from the field and held Miami to just 38% shooting in a 128-1111 victory at Kaseya Center in Miami. 

John Collins paced the Pistons in that game with 23 points on 9/15 shooting, while Detroit’s bench stepped up with the Pistons getting a total of 46 points from Paul Reed, Daniss Jenkins and Isaiah Joe.

Home: Miami Heat (6-6/2-3 Home)

Projected Starting Five:

  • Davion Mitchell
  • Klay Thompson
  • Pelle Larsson
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Bam Adebayo

The Heat will look to show Detroit that they are a far better and more cohesive squad than the one Cunningham and company faced earlier in the season. That loss to the Pistons was part of Miami’s bad stretch to begin the franchise’s Giannis Antetokounmpo era, as Detroit went 0-4 to start the campaign. But since that four-game losing skid, things have gone much rosier for Miami. 

One player looking to prove himself in this Detroit rematch is Bam Adebayo, who got massively outplayed by his Pistons counterparts, scoring zero points in the first half and finishing with only four points on 2/6 shooting. Klay Thompson also had only six points on a brutal 2/11 shooting. He missed Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, so his status is one to monitor heading into Sunday’s outing.

Picks

Spread: Pistons  (-5.0)

Over/Under: Under (229.0)