Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Toronto Raptors (25-55) are headed to Kaseya Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Heat (44-36).

The Raptors faced the Nets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-102 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Raptors finished with 22 and the Nets finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They made 11 of their 36 attempts from long range. Brooklyn ended up going 79.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 24 tries. Additionally, Brooklyn snagged 56 boards (14 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Brooklyn earned 25 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Toronto allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 38 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 45 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Raptors made 16 of 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Toronto ended having earned a 37.2% field goal percentage (35 of 94) and converted 16 of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Immanuel Quickley is someone who was a factor for the game. He accounted for 32 points on 10 out of 24 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also pulled down 7 boards. Quickley went 41.7% from the floor and also earned 9 dimes.

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Toronto will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 25-55 this year. They average 112.6 points per contest (20th in basketball) while shooting 47.2% from the field. The Raptors are connecting on 34.9% on shots from downtown (923 of 2,647) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toronto is snagging 38.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 2,289 assists this season, which is 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Raptors are forcing 12.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.7% from 3-point land while they are 24th in the league in PPG allowed (118.7). The Raptors are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 49.0% (3,578 of 7,303) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 27th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,280 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Heat took a defeat with a final score of 111-92 when they played the Mavericks. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Miami allowed Dallas to grab 39 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They went 34.1% from 3-point land by going 15 of 44 and finished the game at 10 of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Heat allowed the Mavericks to bury 43 of their 87 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.4% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Heat ended up going 33 out of 81 from the floor which had them at 40.7%. In regard to shots from downtown, Miami made 13 of 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 100.0%. The Mavericks committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Heat were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this matchup.

Tyler Herro was important for the Heat for this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Herro totaled 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this matchup.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 44-36 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Heat are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is 24th in the NBA. Miami has earned 8,789 points on the year (109.9 per contest) and they collect 38.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. The Heat are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Heat on the defensive side of the court are 4th in basketball in points given up per game with 108.5. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (10th in the league). The Miami defense concedes 35.4% on 3-point attempts (1,045 of 2,953) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 26.6 assists and 39.3 boards per contest, which is 15th and 9th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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