Heat vs. Pistons Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Heat vs. Pistons NBA game on January 1, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
FINAL
NBA
FINAL
NBA
Heat
118
112
Little Caesars Arena
Pistons
Little Caesars Arena
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat | 33 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 118 |
Pistons | 26 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 112 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
- Heat
- Pistons
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat | 33 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 118 |
Pistons | 26 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 112 |
Q4 00:08 Pistons misses two point jump shot
Q4 00:29 Heat makes two point jump shot
Q4 00:46 Pistons makes three point jump shot
Q4 00:55 Heat misses two point jump shot
Q4 1:06 Pistons makes two point jump shot
Q4 1:25 Pistons makes three point jump shot
Q4 1:33 Heat misses three point jump shot
Q4 2:25 Pistons makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:25 Pistons misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:57 Heat misses two point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
- End of 4th Quarter.
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2117-112
- +1Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2118-112
- Pistons turnover
- Pistons 60 second timeout
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot116-112
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot114-112
- Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot114-109
- Heat 60 second timeout
- Heat turnover
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot114-107
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound
- Heat turnover
- Heat personal foul
- Ausar Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Pistons offensive rebound
- +1Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2114-104
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2113-103
- +1Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2114-103
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot112-105
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Heat personal foul
- Pistons 60 second timeout
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2112-102
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2112-103
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Javonte Green defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Davion Mitchell turnover (lost ball)
- Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot112-101
- Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound
- Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pistons turnover
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2111-99
- +1Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2112-99
- Pistons turnover
- Heat personal foul
- Marcus Sasser defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Pistons turnover
- Javonte Green defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Heat offensive rebound
- Jump ball. Kel'el Ware (Davion Mitchell gains possession)
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Andrew Wiggins misses two point tip layup
- Heat offensive rebound
- Pistons turnover
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot110-99
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot107-99
- Heat turnover
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Heat offensive rebound
- Pistons personal foul
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Pistons personal foul
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot107-97
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot107-95
- Pistons personal foul
- Isaiah Stewart turnover (offensive foul)
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Pistons offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson)
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2103-95
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Paul Reed, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson)
- Heat lineup change (Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- +1Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2104-95
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot102-95
- Ausar Thompson offensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Paul Reed defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Pistons turnover
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot102-92
- Pistons turnover
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot100-92
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot98-92
- Paul Reed defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Paul Reed offensive rebound
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot98-89
- Heat 60 second timeout
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Paul Reed, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson)
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell)
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Ronald Holland II defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Heat personal foul
- Paul Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Pistons offensive rebound
- +1Paul Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 298-87
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Simone Fontecchio, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell)
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot98-86
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot96-86
- Heat personal foul
- Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot96-83
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Pistons personal foul
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 294-82
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 294-83
- Heat turnover
- Pistons turnover
- Heat turnover
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Heat offensive rebound
- End of 3rd Quarter.
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Paul Reed, Ronald Holland II, Marcus Sasser)
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Dru Smith, Simone Fontecchio, Andrew Wiggins)
- Pistons turnover
- Ronald Holland II defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- +2Paul Reed makes two point jump shot94-81
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot94-79
- Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Paul Reed defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot91-79
- Marcus Sasser defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Ronald Holland II offensive rebound
- Pistons turnover
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Heat personal foul
- +1Javonte Green makes regular free throw 1 of 291-76
- +1Javonte Green makes regular free throw 2 of 291-77
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot91-75
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot89-75
- Heat 60 second timeout
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Dru Smith, Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell)
- Pistons lineup change (Jaden Ivey, Javonte Green, Paul Reed, Ronald Holland II, Marcus Sasser)
- Paul Reed defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 289-71
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 289-72
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Paul Reed, Ronald Holland II, Marcus Sasser)
- Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot89-70
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot89-67
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot86-67
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot84-67
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 283-65
- +1Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 284-65
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 282-65
- Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Ronald Holland II offensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot82-64
- Heat 60 second timeout
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Isaiah Stewart, Paul Reed, Ronald Holland II)
- Paul Reed defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot82-62
- Paul Reed defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Davion Mitchell defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Paul Reed turnover (bad pass)
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot82-60
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot80-60
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot80-58
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot78-58
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot77-56
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 178-56
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Isaiah Stewart, Paul Reed, Duncan Robinson)
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot75-56
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot73-56
- Pistons turnover
- Pistons 60 second timeout
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot71-56
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot68-56
- Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Pistons turnover
- Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot65-56
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound
- Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 263-55
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 263-56
- Stoppage (Court cleanup)
- Heat turnover
- Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
- Pistons personal foul
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot63-54
- End of 1st Half.
- Heat lineup change (Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot60-54
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 258-53
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 258-54
- Pistons defensive rebound
- Jump ball. (Cade Cunningham gains possession)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot58-52
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot56-52
- Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Norman Powell defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot56-50
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot53-50
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot53-48
- Heat personal foul
- +1Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 250-47
- +1Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 250-48
- Heat turnover
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot50-46
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot50-44
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot47-44
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Heat offensive rebound
- Pistons personal foul
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Simone Fontecchio, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Pistons turnover
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot45-44
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Heat 60 second timeout
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot43-44
- Ausar Thompson defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
- Pistons personal foul
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Dru Smith, Norman Powell)
- Pistons lineup change (Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Marcus Sasser, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 243-41
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 243-42
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Jalen Duren defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Heat offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Ausar Thompson defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Heat 60 second timeout
- Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Dru Smith, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, Norman Powell)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Stewart, Ronald Holland II, Ausar Thompson)
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot43-40
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Ronald Holland II offensive rebound
- Heat personal foul
- Javonte Green defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot43-37
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot43-35
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot41-35
- Jaden Ivey defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Pistons turnover
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Dru Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 240-33
- +1Dru Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 241-33
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Javonte Green, Isaiah Stewart, Ronald Holland II)
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- Heat defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Ronald Holland II defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Cade Cunningham offensive rebound
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 239-31
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 239-31
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot39-31
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot37-31
- Marcus Sasser defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound
- Heat personal foul
- +1Isaiah Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 237-29
- Isaiah Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Dru Smith, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware)
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot37-28
- Heat offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Pistons turnover
- Heat turnover
- Heat personal foul
- +1Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 1 of 235-27
- +1Marcus Sasser makes regular free throw 2 of 235-28
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot35-26
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Javonte Green offensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Kel'el Ware turnover (lost ball)
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot33-26
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Heat offensive rebound
- End of 1st Quarter.
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Isaiah Stewart, Ronald Holland II, Marcus Sasser)
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 232-24
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Marcus Sasser, Duncan Robinson)
- +1Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 2 of 233-24
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Marcus Sasser, Duncan Robinson)
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot31-24
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Pistons offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot31-22
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot29-22
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot29-20
- Pistons 60 second timeout
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Dru Smith, Kel'el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis)
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot27-20
- Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot24-20
- Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Pistons personal foul
- +1Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 220-20
- +1Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 221-20
- Pistons personal foul
- Pistons personal foul
- Pistons lineup change (Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Javonte Green, Ronald Holland II, Marcus Sasser)
- Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals)
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot19-20
- Dru Smith defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Jalen Duren defensive rebound
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot17-20
- Pistons personal foul
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Dru Smith, Kasparas Jakucionis)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Javonte Green, Ronald Holland II)
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot15-20
- Pistons 60 second timeout
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Javonte Green, Ausar Thompson)
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot15-18
- Pistons turnover
- Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot13-18
- Heat turnover
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- +3Pistons makes three point jump shot13-16
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot13-13
- Norman Powell offensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Pistons personal foul
- Isaiah Stewart turnover (offensive foul)
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Pistons personal foul
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Heat offensive rebound
- +1Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 211-13
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Javonte Green, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Heat lineup change (Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Heat turnover
- Heat lineup change (Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot10-13
- Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot10-11
- Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Pistons personal foul
- Pistons 60 second timeout
- Instant replay
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Jalen Duren defensive rebound
- Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
- Pistons misses three point jump shot
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot10-9
- Pistons misses two point jump shot
- Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
- Jalen Duren defensive rebound
- Heat misses three point jump shot
- Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Heat personal foul
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 27-8
- +1Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 27-9
- +3Heat makes three point jump shot7-7
- Pistons turnover
- Jalen Duren defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot4-7
- Cade Cunningham defensive rebound
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Heat misses two point jump shot
- Heat offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot4-4
- Heat personal foul
- +1Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 14-5
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot4-2
- +2Pistons makes two point jump shot2-2
- +2Heat makes two point jump shot2-0
- Heat lineup change (Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, Davion Mitchell, Norman Powell)
- Pistons lineup change (Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson, Duncan Robinson)
- Start of 1st Quarter
- (Bam Adebayo gains possession)
Box Score
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Heat vs. Pistons: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Heat vs. Pistons
- Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Pistons favored at -4.5
- Total (Over/Under): 235.5
- Moneyline Odds: Heat +163, Pistons -185
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Heat: 37%
- Pistons: 63%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Heat 116-119 Pistons.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Heat a win probability of 37%, while the Pistons have a win probability of 63%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Pistons are more likely to beat the Heat in the NBA game at Little Caesars Arena on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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