Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (5-14) host the Miami Heat (8-8) at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.

The Heat faced off with the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 98-94 in their last contest. Miami ended the game having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (33 out of 73) and made 14 of their 37 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Heat made 18 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 44 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 21 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding defending, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 37.8% from the field on 37 out of 98 shooting. Charlotte totaled 22 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Moreover, Charlotte snagged 43 boards (16 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Charlotte finished shooting 37.5% from the free throw line by making 3 of their 8 tries. They also converted 17 of their 51 tries from long range. In regard to fouls, the Heat walked away with 9 while the Hornets accounted for 19 fouls.

Tyler Herro is a guy who played a role in the game. Herro shot 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He played 38 mins and totaled 8 boards. He racked up 27 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Miami steps onto the court with a record of 8-8 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Miami is snagging 43.5 rebounds per game and has earned 402 dimes this season, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are shooting 37.8% on shots from downtown (233 of 617) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.4 pts per contest (20th in basketball) while shooting 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Heat are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are conceding 36.0% on three-point shots and they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.3). The Heat defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.7% (647 of 1,415) and they concede 46.2 boards per game as a squad. They are 1st in the league in allowing assists with 415 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 119-93 against the Pelicans. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Toronto allowed New Orleans to snag 47 in all (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 31.4% from downtown by shooting 11 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Raptors permitted the Pelicans to knock down 36 of their 93 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.7% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Raptors finished the game shooting 47 out of 95 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.5%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Toronto buried 21 out of 52 tries (40.4%). They were able to convert 4 of the free throws for a clip of 33.3%. The Pelicans were called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They coughed it up 16 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Raptors collected 40 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in the game.

Ochai Agbaji pitched in for the Raptors for the contest. He made 9 of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 90.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Agbaji racked up 24 points in his 28 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists for this contest.

Toronto has a record of 5-14 on the year. The Raptors have committed 22.9 fouls per contest and they go 72.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 28.3 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.2 times per contest. Toronto has 2,138 points for the year (112.5 per contest) and they collect 46.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in the league.

The Toronto defense allows 34.0% on three-point shots (240 of 705) and their opposition makes 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 25.9 dimes and 42.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 14th and 9th in the league. The Raptors are ranked 25th in the NBA in points given up per game with 116.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (14th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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