Miami at Detroit

Miami has winning records both home and away anchored by a defense that is sixth in the NBA in points given up, 12th in shooting allowed, and 11th at defending beyond the arc. They're battling for the 6-8 slots in the East with Philadelphia and Indiana and are hungry to end a four-game skid. Miami is 157-121 ATS on the road against teams that are outscored by 3+ points per game. Detroit is 26th in points given up (120.5 per game), 24th in shooting allowed, and 21st at defending beyond the arc. The Pistons have a losing home mark and are banged up with injuries. Leading-scorer Cade Cunningham (22.5 ppg, 7.5 apg) is questionable to play (knee), while forward Ausar Thompson (8.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg) is out. Detroit is getting outscored by -8.1 points per contest and is 31-46 ATS versus winning teams. Miami topped Detroit, 118-110, 10 days ago and the Pistons are 20-32 ATS when revenging a road loss to an opponent. Play Miami.