Raptors vs Heat Picks and Prediction – 11/30/2024

The Toronto Raptors look for a second straight victory on Friday when visiting the Miami Heat. Toronto is 5-14 and fourth in the Atlantic division, 10 ½ games behind the first-place Boston Celtics. Toronto defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 119-93 on Wednesday. Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle scored 24 points each. The win was Toronto’s first on the road this season. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our NBA previews.

RJ Barrett is leading Toronto in scoring and assists with averages of 22.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Jakob Poeltl is the leading rebounder with an average of 12.2 per game. Toronto has seven players averaging double figures in scoring and the Raptors are scoring an average of 112.2 points per game while shooting 45.7% overall and 33.3% from 3-point territory.

The Miami Heat look for their second consecutive victory on Friday when hosting the Toronto Raptors. Miami is 8-8 and second in the Southeast division, three games behind the first-place Orlando Magic. Miami defeated the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on Wednesday night with Tyler Herro scoring 27 points to lead the heat and Duncan Robinson chipped in with 22 points.

Tyler Herro is leading Miami in scoring with an average of 23.4 points per game and is also the leader in assists with an average of 5.1 per game. Bam Adebayo is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.3 per game. Miami has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team, the Heat are scoring an average of 111.2 points per game.

Miami will pick up a victory at home on Friday but Toronto will play well enough to cover the number. Toronto has covered the number in five of its last six while Miami has failed to cover the number in seven of its last 9 overall and 10 of its last 14 versus an opponent from the Eastern Conference. Toronto has covered the number in six of its last eight head-to-head versus Miami. Final Score Prediction, Miami Heat wins but falls short ATS 112-111.