Raptors 5-Point Favorites Against Heat

While the Miami Heat struggle to stay among the best eight in the NBA Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors still sit at No. 4 despite being on a four-game losing streak. Tonight the Heat and Raptors will face off with Toronto listed as 5-point favorites.

The Heat are looking to get a rhythm going having won their last game and looking to host Cleveland on Monday. A win against the Raptors will be a big momentum boost.

Miami covered a 4-point spread as favorites against the Brooklyn Nets in their last game. They hit the OVER with a combined 202 points in that game.

The Heat are 5-2 against the spread over their last seven games. However, they have been less solid on the road, going 2-4 against the spread in their last six away games.

Toronto’s upcoming schedule is not easy either. They will face the No.3 seeded team in the Western Conference, Portland Trail Blazers, on Sunday and will look to avoid losing five in a row before that contest.

Toronto lost to the San Antonio Spurs, 117-107, in their last outing. They failed to cover a 7-point spread from the underdog position. They sent OVER bettors to the window in the game.

Toronto is 2-8 against the spread over its last 10 games. They are 3-10 against the spread in their last 13 homes games.

The total for the game is set at a combined 204 points.

Miami has gone OVER in 10 of their last 14 games and in four of their last five games on the orad.

The Raptors have made OVER bettors money in five of their last six games. However, the Raptors trend toward the UNDER when at home. They have sent UNDER bettors to the payout window in five of their last seven home games.