Miami vs. Toronto NBA Betting Preview: Can the Raps Snap Their 11-Game Losing Skid vs. the Heat?
After back-to-back losses, the Miami Heat made sure they snap the losing skid by playing team ball in a win against the Washington Wizards. They’ll need more of the same when they visit the Toronto Raptors with Chris Bosh out of commission.
The Heat dropped 32 assists in their 103-93 win over the Wizards, eight dimes handed out by Mario Chalmers. The Big Three did their job on scoring and sharing the ball too; LeBron James had 25 points and 5 assists; Dwyane Wade with 20 points and 5 assists; and Bosh with 20 points and 7 assists.
The Raptors have lost 11 straight games against the Heat and it might be the best time to snap that streak as Bosh did not travel with the Heat to Toronto because of family matters and is listed as doubtful for the game.
Toronto is coming off a 97-90 road win against the Milwaukee Bucks led by Rudy Gay who finished with 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Four other Raps finished in double-figure scoring including DeMar Derozan (17 points), Kyle Lowry (14), Landry Fields (11) and Amir Johnson (11).
Without the former Raptor in the middle for Miami, Toronto can take advantage of their size inside. The Raptors ranks first in the NBA in total rebounds per game (50.0), offensive rebounds per game (15.6) and second-chance points (21.3)
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Betting Against the Spread (ATS)
Betting Line: Miami Heat (-4.5) vs. Toronto Raptors (O/U: 196.0)
Miami Heat Trends
- Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games
- Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 game on the road vs. teams with winning home records
- Heat are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. Atlantic division teams
- Heat are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games on the road
- Heat are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games in Toronto
Toronto Raptors Trends
- Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games at home
- Raptors are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games
- Raptors are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. East teams
- Raptors are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. Southeast division teams
- Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Miami