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Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat
The Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at FTX Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -4-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 209.5.
The Heat were a 109-98 loser in their most recent outing at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (207) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Toronto won its last outing, a 103-96 result against the Bucks on January 15. The Raptors covered in that game as a +7.5-point underdog, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Toronto:
Team record: 21-19 SU,22-18 ATS
Toronto is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 14 games
Miami:
Team record: 27-16 SU,25-18 ATS
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games
Next up:
Toronto at Dallas Wednesday, January 19
Miami home to Portland Wednesday, January 19