Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Toronto Raptors (25-55) are en route to Kaseya Center on Sunday where they will take on the Miami Heat (44-36).

The Raptors played the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 106-102 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Raptors finished with 22 while the Nets had 16 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of their 36 tries from three-point range. Brooklyn shot 79.2% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of 24 attempts. Moreover, Brooklyn totaled 56 boards (14 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Brooklyn recorded 25 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the field on 38 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Raptors made 16 of 18 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. Toronto wrapped up the contest with a 37.2% FG percentage (35 of 94) and converted 16 of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

Immanuel Quickley is one player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 10 out of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and snagged 7 rebounds. Quickley finished the contest at 41.7% from the field and also dished out 9 dimes.

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Toronto will play this game with a record of 25-55 so far this season. They are averaging 112.6 points per contest (20th in the league) while hitting 47.2% from the floor. The Raptors are shooting 34.9% from downtown (923 of 2,647) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is snagging 38.8 boards per game and has totaled 2,289 assists on the season, which has them ranked 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.3 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Raptors have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They give up 37.7% on 3-point shots while they are 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.7). The Raptors defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 49.0% (3,578 of 7,303) and they relinquish 41.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are 27th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,280 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Heat took a loss by a final score of 111-92 when they played the Mavericks. With respect to cleaning the glass, Miami permitted Dallas to collect 39 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 34.1% from distance by hitting 15 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Heat allowed the Mavericks to make 43 out of 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.4% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Heat finished 33 out of 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Miami buried 13 of their 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a clip of 100.0%. The Mavericks had 13 fouls in this game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Heat were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 46 for this game.

Tyler Herro pitched in for the Heat for this contest. He converted 6 out of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Herro earned 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 assists for the game.

Miami has a record of 44-36 this season. As an offense, the Heat are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is 24th in basketball. Miami has scored 8,789 points on the campaign (109.9 per game) and they collect 38.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per game (21st in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. The Heat commit 17.3 fouls per contest and they hit 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Heat on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 108.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Miami defense gives up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,045 of 2,953) and their opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.6 dimes and 39.3 boards every game, which ranks them 15th and 11th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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