The Miami Heat (5-7) visit the Toronto Raptors (5-8) at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off Wednesday. Below, we analyze the Heat-Raptors NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The defending Eastern Conference champion Heat snapped a three-game losing skid with a 113-107 win over the Detroit Pistons Monday. They lost the first game of the two-game set against the Pistons by a 120-100 count Saturday.
The Raptors are on their first three-game winning streak of the season. They beat the Charlotte Hornets twice (111-108 and 116-113) and most recently topped the Dallas Mavericks 116-93 Monday.
Heat at Raptors: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:19 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Heat +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Raptors -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Heat +4.5 (-110) | Raptors -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 221.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Heat at Raptors: Key Injuries
Heat
- SG Avery Bradley (health and safety protocols) out
- SF Jimmy Butler (health and safety protocols) out
- PG Goran Dragic (foot) probable
- SG Tyler Herro (neck) questionable
- C Meyers Leonard (shoulder) out
Raptors
None affecting the betting lines.
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Heat at Raptors: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Raptors 113, Heat 105
Money line (ML)
The RAPTORS (-190) are coming off their most impressive win of the season, albeit against a tired and undermanned Mavericks squad. Toronto held PF Kristaps Porzingis and PG Luka Doncic to a combined 38 points, while Raptors PG Kyle Lowry had a team-high 23 points with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. C Chris Boucher continued his hot run with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Heat got 28 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists from C Bam Adebayo against the Pistons last time out. As a team, it soared past its season averages in field-goal and 3-point shooting while going 43-for-75 from the floor against the awful Detroit defense.
The absence of Butler sets up a big night for Raptors PF Pascal Siakam at both ends of the floor. He’s averaging 18.9 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game, and he’ll have plenty of energy at the offensive end of the court while not needing to worry about Butler on defense.
Against the spread (ATS)
Get better value on the RAPTORS -4.5 (-110) by backing them to win by at least 5 points, citing the injury/health concerns for Miami as the biggest discrepancy in Wednesday’s matchup. The Raps are just 4-9 against the spread on the season, but the Heat are just 4-7-1.
Toronto covered as a 2.5-point favorite in a 107-103 win when the two last met Aug. 3, 2020, in the Orlando bubble.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Raptors’ 93 points allowed to the undermanned Mavericks Monday matcher their second-lowest point total allowed this season. They’re facing an opponent in a similar situation Wednesday, so the defense will again have fewer bodies to worry about.
Take the UNDER 221.5 (-110).
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