Pistons vs Heat Prediction, Projected Score & Pick

Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat · Fri, Oct 23, 2026

HoopVantage's Oct 23, 2026 prediction: Detroit Pistons over the Heat by 3.1 points, a 60% win probability, with a projected final of Pistons 115, Heat 112 (total 227.4). Against the spread the model leans Pistons -1.5: its margin is 1.6 points less favourable to Heat than the market's. On the total the model leans under 235.5 (projection 227.4). Final: Pistons 128, Heat 111. The pick was right — Detroit Pistons won by 17; the projected margin was off by 13.9 points and the total by 11.6.

Projection frozen at tip-off by model version 2026-10-21.

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