LiontipsMiami vs Toronto. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Miami managed to get to the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They managed to do that due to a consistent performance. Eric Spoelstra's men managed to get advantage out of problems of Chicago and Brooklyn. It helped the Heat to reach the top.
Heat easily won previous matches. They recorded a home victory over Lakers (113:107) and then rolled past New York (110:96) and Clippers (121:114). It helped them to extend their lead over Chicago to two victories.
Toronto are still fighting for the play-in zone. So far Nick Nurse's men are at the 9th spot in the Eastern Conference. But they need to retain their current level of form. New York, Atlanta and Washington have the same number of victories, but Raptors are ahead on tiebreakers.
Toronto lost a number of recent matches. In the most recent game Raptors failed to beat Chicago (105:111). Nurse's men also suffered a defeat to Portland (105:114). But Raptors managed to beat Charlotte (125:113).
Trends
СтавкаMiami: total over 106,5 points
Heat managed to beat that total in each of three most recent home matches
Ставка1st quarter: Miami to win
Heat won the first quarter in each of three most recent home matches
Tip and bets
Miami is a best home team in the Eastern Conference. In the current season Spoelstra's men lost only five home matches. We don't think that Toronto will be able to put up a fight to the leader of the Conference. Heat won the most recent head-to-head match by five points. We are expecting the same result in this match.
Our prediction - Miami to win the match with a handicap of (-5) points
Miami are looking great on defense. Heat allowed 102,5 points per game on away. Raptors are not so impressive recently, so we are not expecting a high-scoring game.
Our second bet is on total under 211,5 points
