Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Toronto Raptors will travel to play the Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday afternoon.
Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the home team Miami Heat favored by -16 ½ points with an over under of 190 points.
Early money from the NBA bettors has not moved this betting line as Miami remains a -16 ½ point favorite.
The total has moved down to 189 points.
Miami Heat money line bettors will lay –TBA odds with the road underdog Toronto Raptors bringing back +TBA odds to pull off the road upset win with no need for points on their side.
Miami swept all four games against the Toronto Raptors last season with each team covering the point spread twice.
There were two unders in the games played in Miami and the two meetings in Toronto went over.
Toronto heads to Miami with a record of 8-16 on the season. The club is 5-10 on the road.
The Raptors average 86 points and connect on 42% from the floor with 32.3% coming from beyond the arc. The team connects on 75.4% of their free throws.
On defense Toronto allows 93 points and 42.5% shooting. Teams convert on 33.8% from the three point line against them.
The Raptors has coming off the 106-89 home win on Friday night to the Washington Wizards as a -4 ½ point betting favorite.
The total in the game landed over the closing line of 186 ½ points.
Toronto shot 45.2% from the floor with 3 of 13 coming from beyond the arc.
The Raptors crushed the Wizards on the glass by a 61-37 margin and produced 68 points in the paint.
In a reserve role Leandro Barbosa led the Raptors with 19 points on 8 of 17 shooting.
Linas Kleiza also off the bench had 15 points as he made 6 of his 8 shots.
Amir Johnson scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as he made 8 of 13 from the floor.
Toronto allowed Washington 37.9% shooting with 5 of 19 coming from beyond the arc.
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Miami will host Toronto with a mark of 17-6 this year. The club is 10-2 at home.
The Heat put up 103 points and connects on 48.7% from the floor with 39.5% coming from beyond the arc. The club hits on 76% of their free throws.
Defensively Miami allows 95 points and 43.2% shooting. Teams convert on 36.7% from beyond the arc against them.
Miami has won six of their past seven games.
They are coming off the 99-79 road win on Friday night to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -2 point favorite.
The total in the game came under the total of 190 ½ points.
The Heat outscored Philadelphia in the final quarter by a 32-16 margin.
Miami made 51.9% of their shots with 8 of 13 coming from beyond the arc.
They pulled down nine more rebounds than the 76ers.
Dwyane Wade led the club with 26 points and five rebounds on 10 of 20 shooting.
Lebron James scored 19 points with 12 boards and 8 assists as he connected on 8 of his 16 shots.
Chris Bosh scored 12 points with five rebounds in the win.
Miami allowed Philadelphia just 39.5% shooting from the floor with 5 of 12 coming from three.
Trend: Miami Heat is 2-6 ATS in their past eight games.
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