Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat 1/17/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Raptors look for a second consecutive victory Monday when visiting the Miami Heat. Toronto is 21-19 and 3rd in the Atlantic division, five games behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets. Toronto defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 103-96 on Saturday. Pascal Siakam posted a triple-double for Toronto with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Fred VanVleet is leading Toronto in scoring and assists with averages of 22.1 points and 6.7 assists per game, while Pascal Siakam is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 20.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Toronto has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Raptors are scoring an average of 107.3 points per game.

Miami looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Monday when hosting Toronto. Miami is 27-16 and first in the Southeast division with a four-game lead over the Charlotte Hornets. Miami was defeated by the Philadelphia 76ers 109-98 on Saturday snapping a four-game winning streak for the Heat. Omer Yurtseven was the leading scorer for Miami with 22 points.

Jimmy Butler is leading Miami in scoring with an average of 23.2 points per game, while Tyler Herro is the second leading scorer with an average of 20.8 points per game. Omer Yurtseven is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.6 rebounds per game and Kyle Lowry is the leader in assists with an average of 8.3 assists per game. Miami is scoring an average of 109.0 points per game while shooting 46.1% overall and 37.8% from 3-point territory.