Miami Heat (32-19) vs. Toronto Raptors (25-23)
February 1, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Raptors -2; Over/Under: -
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The Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Scotiabank Arena. The Miami Heat look for a win after winning nine of their last 13 games. The Toronto Raptors look for a win after splitting their last 12 games.
The Miami Heat are averaging 109.1 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 104.5 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22 points and 6.3 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.3 points and 4.9 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc and 81.1 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 107.5 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 106.7 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Fred VanVleet is averaging 21.7 points and 7 assists, while Pascal Siakam is averaging 21 points and 8.4 rebounds. OG Anunoby is the third double-digit scorer and Gary Trent Jr. is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 75.5 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Raptors are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest and 16-6 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Heat last 5 overall. The under is 8-3 in Raptors last 11 overall. The Heat are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Toronto and 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
Both teams on the end of a back to back, and these clubs just played a three overtime contest on Saturday. The Miami Heat are far and away the more consistent team and are tough to turn down in the underdog role. However, the Heat have half their roster on the injury report, and they could very well be without Butler and Lowry yet again. It’s tough to side with the Heat with so many guys out. I’ll lay the bucket with the Raptors.
