Toronto Raptors versus Miami Heat Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-17-2013

The 50-14 Miami Heat will continue their road trip as they face the 26-40 Toronto Raptors in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday afternoon. Tip off time from Toronto is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the road team Miami Heat favored by -7 points with an over under line of 195 ½ points. Early money has landed on Toronto as Miami opened as a -7 ½ point betting favorite.

The Heat and Raptors have met twice this season with Miami winning both games. Each team covered the point spread in their road game.

Miami has a road record of 20-11 on the year. The Heat win their 21st straight game following a 107-94 road victory at the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 202 points. The Heat shot 51.9% from the floor along with 7 of 15 from three point distance. They pull down seven less rebounds than Milwaukee and wins because they held the Bucks to just 37.1% shooting. LeBron James led Miami with 28 points and 10 rebounds on 12 of 24 from the field. Opponents have had trouble this season defending the Heat. Miami is the top shooting team in the NBA as the club hits on 49.5% of their shots. They push across 103.4 points a game good for fifth in the league.

The Raptors are 17-16 straight up on their home court. Toronto is coming off the 92-78 home win on Friday night to the Charlotte Bobcats as a -12 ½ point betting favorite. The total landed under 194 ½ points. Toronto outscores the Bobcats 23-10 in the fourth quarter. The Raptors shot 48.5% from the floor and 3 of 10 from beyond the arc. They survived 20 turnovers by holding Charlotte to 32.5% from the floor and grabbed ten more rebounds than the Bobcats. Rudy Gay against a bad opponent led the Raptors with 28 points and three rebounds on 11 of 16 shooting. Toronto has struggled in recent games losing seven of their past ten. There have been inconsistent results on the defensive end of the court. They have allowed 112 points or more in four of their past nine games.