Miami Heat versus Detroit Pistons Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 1-25-2013
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The 16-26 Detroit Pistons will be the road team when they face the 27-12 Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The pro basketball odds in this game has the home team Miami Heat favored by -10 points with an over under line of 194 points. There has been no line movement since the pro basketball odds came out a few hours ago.

The Pistons are 4-15 straight up on the road this season. They had their two game win streak snapped on Wednesday in an 85-82 road defeat to the Chicago Bulls as a +6 ½ point underdog. The total came in at under 182 points. Detroit blows an 11 point lead after three quarters as they are outscored 28-14 in the final stanza. The team shoots just 41.5% from the floor in the loss. They couldn’t take advantage of the Bulls 43% shooting percentage and 15 turnovers as the Pistons lose the rebounding battle by six boards. Brandon Knight had 13 points and seven assists in the loss. Detroit does a good just of defending this season as they are a top 9 team in the league in scoring and field goal defense.

The Miami Heat is 17-3 on their home court. The team is riding a three game win streak. They come off a five day layoff and pull out a 123-116 home victory in overtime against the Toronto Raptors as a -10 point betting favorite. The game ended over 194 ½ points. Miami shot nearly 55% from the floor and made 9 of 22 three pointers. They are forced into overtime as they allow Toronto 50% shooting from the field. The Heat crushed the Raptors on the glass as they pull down 25 more rebounds. Lebron James had 31 points with 11 assists and 10 rebounds for a triple double. Miami is the top shooting team in the league. At home the Heat pushes across over 106 points a game and hits on over 50% from the field.
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