Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/16/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the site where the Toronto Raptors will try to defeat the Miami Heat on Wednesday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and earned the victory with a final of 113-112 in their last contest. Miami finished the contest with a 45.8% field goal percentage (38 out of 83) and knocked down 15 of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Heat converted 22 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 88.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 17 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defense, Miami allowed 48.5% from the floor on 48 of 99 shooting. Phoenix distributed 22 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Phoenix collected 45 boards (20 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Phoenix finished the game shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by burying 2 of their 4 tries. They also made 14 of 36 tries from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 10 and the Suns accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is someone who had an impact for the contest. Adebayo ended up going 50.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up with 30 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Miami will enter this contest with a record of 7-7 on the season. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 40.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 348 assists for the year, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are shooting 35.0% on shots from distance (172 of 491) and 86.8% from the free throw line. They average 110.7 points per game (19th in the league) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

On defense, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 20th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 348 conceded for the season. The Heat defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (567 of 1,190) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.4% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 11th in the league in points per game from their opponents (110.0).

For their last game, the Raptors got the win with a final of 115-111 when they faced the Pistons. The Raptors were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 42 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Pistons committed 23 personal fouls in this game which got the Raptors to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They were able to convert 27 of the free throw tries for a rate of 96.4%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Toronto buried 8 of their 27 attempts (29.6%). In all, the Raptors finished 40 for 82 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Raptors permitted the Pistons to make 35 of their 77 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.5% for the matchup. They finished 32.3% from distance by connecting on 10 of 31 and finished the contest at 31 out of 43 from the free throw line (72.1%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Toronto permitted Detroit to grab 39 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Dalano Banton ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors for the game. Banton recorded 27 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this game. He buried 9 of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 8-7 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raptors are connecting on 44.8% from the field, which is 26th in basketball. Toronto has accounted for 1,679 pts for the campaign (111.9 per game) and they average 43.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.3 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. The Raptors are committing 20.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Raptors are ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 109.5. They are forcing their opponents into 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (24th in the league). The Toronto defense allows 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (186 of 516) and opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 27.0 assists and 42.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 27th and 9th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points

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