Toronto Raptors (7-18, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (12-10, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Heat -11; over/under is 222.5
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto comes into the matchup with Miami as losers of three games in a row.
The Heat are 8-7 in Eastern Conference games. Miami is second in the Eastern Conference in team defense, allowing only 109.3 points while holding opponents to 46.2% shooting.
The Raptors are 4-9 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto is 3-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Heat score 112.2 points per game, 5.0 fewer points than the 117.2 the Raptors give up. The Raptors average 11.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Heat give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is scoring 16.0 points per game with 10.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Heat.
Jakob Poeltl is averaging 15.9 points and 11.6 rebounds for the Raptors.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 7-3, averaging 113.3 points, 45.4 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.2 points per game.
Raptors: 4-6, averaging 110.7 points, 47.6 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.7 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Pelle Larsson: day to day (ankle).
Raptors: Bruce Brown: day to day (reconditioning), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow), Scottie Barnes: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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