Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors 1/20/21: NBA Basketball free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2021-01-20 19:30:00 EDT
The Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Amalie Arena.
The Miami Heat look for a win after losing three of their last four games. The Miami Heat are averaging 110.3 points on 48.6 percent shooting and allowing 113.8 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Bam Adebayo is averaging 19.5 points and nine rebounds while Tyler Herro is averaging 17.6 points and 3.8 assists. Jimmy Butler is the third double-digit scorer and Goran Dragic is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.8 percent from the free thitem line. The Miami Heat are allowing 37.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors look for a win to build on their three-game winning streak. The Toronto Raptors are averaging 111.8 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 110.7 points on 45 percent shooting. Kyle Lowry is averaging 19.1 points and 6.3 rebounds while Fred VanVleet is averaging 19 points and 6.3 assists. Pascal Siakam is the third double-digit scorer and Chris Boucher is grabbing seven rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 80.5 percent from the free thitem line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Raptors are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 home games and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Heat last 5 overall. The over is 6-2 in Raptors last 8 overall. The Heat are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Toronto and 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Miami Heat are still down a few players, but there’s a chance Herro comes back for this one and Adebayo is coming off his best game of the season. The Toronto Raptors have quietly won three straight games, but they’ve also been on the struggle bus for much of the year. I’m not completely on board with the Raptors just yet, as I need to see a little more consistency with this club. I want the points with the Heat.
