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Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors
A winning streak will be on the line for the Miami Heat on Wednesday when they battle the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -2-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 228.
Toronto was a 105-96 loser in its last match at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 201 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Miami won its last outing, a 96-95 result against the Nets on January 15. The Heat earned a push in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 191 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 24-16 SU,19-20-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games
Miami is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 15-25 SU,19-20-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Miami home to Atlanta Friday, January 19
Toronto home to Chicago Thursday, January 18