Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 2/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the site where the Toronto Raptors (17-38) will take on the Miami Heat (25-28) on Friday.

The Heat played the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 118-113 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat finished with 14 and the Mavericks had 17 personal fouls. They converted 13 of their 36 attempts from distance. Dallas shot 81.3% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 16 attempts. Additionally, Dallas pulled down 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Dallas earned 28 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Regarding defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the field on 46 of 90 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Heat made 17 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 65.4%. Miami ended the contest with a 47.3% field goal percentage (43 of 91) and converted 10 out of their 36 three-point attempts.

Tyler Herro is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He totaled 40 points on 15 out of 30 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 8 boards. Herro ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Miami heads into this contest with a mark of 25-28 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a team, Miami is pulling in 44.1 boards per game and has 1,390 dimes on the year, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are shooting 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (742 of 2,059) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.8 points per game (24th in the NBA) on 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Heat are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 35.7% on shots from downtown while they are 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (110.7). The Heat are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,194 of 4,750) and they concede 45.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 14th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,424 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 131-108 when they faced the Cavaliers. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto permitted Cleveland to snag 53 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 34.0% from three-point range by shooting 18 of 53 and finished the game at 17 out of 20 from the charity stripe (85.0%). The Raptors permitted the Cavaliers to knock down 48 of their 99 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.5% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Raptors finished 42 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.2%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Toronto knocked down 10 of 29 tries (34.5%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. The Cavaliers earned 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Raptors collected 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 for this game.

RJ Barrett pitched in for the Raptors in the game. Barrett accumulated 27 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for this game. He buried 11 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 17-38 for the campaign. The Raptors have committed 21.6 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.7 times per contest (8th in the league) and they turn it over 15.5 times per game. Toronto has earned 6,081 pts on the season (110.6 per contest) and they pull down 43.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Raptors are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks 14th in the NBA.

The Raptors defensively are ranked 25th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.5. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Toronto defense allows 35.7% on three-point shots (744 of 2,083) and their opponents are converting on 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.2 assists and 44.6 boards per contest, which is 12th and 19th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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