Toronto Raptors (1-2) vs. Miami Heat (1-2)
October 24, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat -3.5; Over/Under: 217.5
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The Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat meet Monday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Toronto Raptors look to get to a .500 record. The Miami Heat also look for their second win of the year.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 107.3 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 108.7 points on 48.9 percent shooting. Pascal Siakam is averaging 27.7 points and 10.3 rebounds, while Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 18.7 points and 2.3 rebounds. Scottie Barnes is the third double-digit scorer and O.G. Anunoby is grabbing 7 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 39.2 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39.7 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 112 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.7 points and 6.7 rebounds. Max Strus is the third double-digit scorer and Bam Adebayo is grabbing 8 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 84.3 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 38 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42 rebounds per game.
The Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. The Heat are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Raptors last 8 overall. The under is 4-1 in Heat last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. The over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
The Toronto Raptors just lost to the Heat on Saturday in a game that wasn’t as close as the score indicates, and they’ve now lost 5 of the last 8 meetings overall against the Heat. The Miami Heat are only going to get better defensively as the season plays out, while the Raptors have had issues finding consistent offensive success through 3 games. We’re not being asked to lay much here. Give me the Heat and small number.
