The Miami Heat (7-7) are in Canada to face the Toronto Raptors (8-7) Wednesday. Tip-off from Scotiabank Arena is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Heat vs. Raptors odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Heat come into this game after securing a big 113-112 win vs. the Pheonix Suns Monday. G Jimmy Butler‘s defense helped secure the victory while C Bam Adebayo scored a game-high 30 points on 50% shooting (9 of 18). Miami is on a 3-game win streak.
The Raptors picked up a much-needed 115-111 win at the Detroit Pistons Monday despite G Fred VanVleet, F Pascal Siakam and G Gary Trent Jr. being sidelined. G Dalano Banton stepped up with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
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Heat at Raptors odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:14 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Heat -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Raptors +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Heat -1.5 (-110) | Raptors +1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 215.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Heat at Raptors key injuries
Heat
- C Bam Adebayo (knee) questionable
- C Dewayne Dedmon (foot) questioniable
- G Tyler Herro (ankle) out
- G Victor Oladipo (knee) out
Raptors
- F Precious Achiuwa (ankle) out
- F Otto Porter Jr. (foot) out
- F Pascal Siakam (hip) out
- G Gary Trent Jr. (hip) questionable
- G Fred VanVleet (illness) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Heat at Raptors picks and predictions
Prediction
Heat 109, Raptors 102
Moneyline
LEAN HEAT (-120).
These two teams are so evenly matched and hard to pick a favorite. The Raptors’ home crowd will help them out a lot but with injuries plaguing the team and with a rocky start to the season I expect the Heat to pull this one out.
Against the spread
AVOID.
The spread here is very risky just simply because of the unknowns that come with the injuries in this game. If Trent Jr. and VanVleet do play then I expect this to be a tight matchup that could come down to the final few possessions, and in that scenario I would bet on the Raptors. But, neither of these teams makes many mistakes and both are extremely well-coached and with the injury statuses up in the air it’s best to pass.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 215.5 (-115).
Both of these defenses are ranked top 10 in the NBA in points allowed per game and this will be a tough matchup between two likely playoff teams with defensive stars on both sides. The Heat are rolling right now but have yet to find consistent offense, and if the Raptors’ stars do not play in this one it will be tough for them to generate any offense at all.
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