How To Watch Miami Heat Vs. Detroit Pistons Tonight In Season Opener

The Miami Heat play the Detroit Pistons in the season opener tonight at Kaseya Center

The Miami Heat open the season tonight against the Detroit Pistons at Kasey Center. Here's a look at the game preview: 

Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET

Where: Kaseya Center 

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Heat -9

VITALS: The Heat and Pistons meet for the first of four matchups this season. Tonight marks the fourth time the two teams will open a season against each other, all in Miami. Last season, the HEAT won the series, 2-1, and have currently won seven of the last nine overall against Detroit. The Heat are 67-57 all-time versus the Pistons during the regular season, including 37-24 in home games and 30-33 in road game ... .For the Heat, Haywood Highsmith, Haywood (knee) and Josh Richardson (foot) are out. For the Pistons, Bojan Bogdanovic (calf) is out. 

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Tyler Herro

G Kyle Lowry

C Bam Adebayo

F Kevin Love 

F Jimmy Butler

PISTONS

F Ausar Thompson 

F Isaiah Stewart 

C Jalen Ivey

G Cade Cunningham 

G Jaden Ivey

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Heat guard Dru Smith on this season:"Being able to come in and run the offense and get the ball where it needs to go and hopefully hit guys when they're open and allow them to make plays," Smith said. "Jimmy, Bam, Duncan, Tyler, all those guys, they need to get the ball when they need it."

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