Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Miami Heat (11-9) are en route to Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Toronto Raptors (9-11).

The Heat played the Pacers and took a loss by a score of 144-129 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Heat finished with 22 and the Pacers accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also converted 16 of 32 shots from long range. Indiana ended up going 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 shots. Furthermore, Indiana collected 32 boards (3 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 1 block. Indiana earned 35 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 65.9% from the floor on 56 of 85 shooting. They also dished out 27 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 28 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Heat made 21 of 24 shots for a rate of 87.5%. Miami wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.9% field goal percentage (48 of 89) and made 12 out of their 25 three-point attempts.

Jimmy Butler is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished with 33 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Butler ended up shooting 52.2% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Miami will play this contest with a mark of 11-9 for the season. They have an average of 113.1 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while hitting 47.3% from the field. The Heat are shooting 38.6% from downtown (249 of 645) and 84.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 40.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 519 dimes on the season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.1 times per game and as a group are committing 18.6 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Heat are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 37.8% on 3-pointers and they are 12th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.0). The Heat are giving up a FG percentage of 48.7% (832 of 1,707) and they surrender 42.5 boards per game as a squad. They are 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 527 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Raptors went home defeated by a final of 119-106 against the Knicks. In reference to cleaning the glass, Toronto allowed New York to get 43 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They went 44.4% from distance by shooting 16 of 36 and finished the game at 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Raptors allowed the Knicks to convert 45 of 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 50.0% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Raptors finished 44 for 100 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Toronto made 6 out of 32 attempts (18.8%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.6%. The Knicks were called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Raptors snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this matchup.

Scottie Barnes was important for the Raptors in this contest. Barnes tallied 29 points in his 37 mins on the court and accumulated 4 dimes for the game. He made 13 out of 19 in the matchup for a rate of 68.4%, and added 9 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 9-11 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 23rd in basketball. Toronto has scored 2,224 points for the season (111.2 per contest) and they pull in 46.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.1 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest. The Raptors commit 18.5 fouls per contest while shooting 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Raptors are ranked 13th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (17th in the NBA). The Toronto defense allows 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (246 of 674) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.7 assists and 44.1 total boards per game, which is 15th and 13th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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