Take Miami’s NBA Betting Odds Against Toronto

At this stage of the NBA season, you want your team to be making headlines for all the right reasons. What you don’t want to be reading about is a horrendous losing streak or some sort of locker room discord. These are both things that can be detrimental to the psyche of a team moving forward, yet that is exactly what the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat are going through right now. Not sure who to bet on? No problem, this NBA betting odds analysis will help you get on the right track. Date: Friday, March 13, 2015 7:30 PM Time: 7:30 PM Venue: Air Canada Centre Opening Line: Toronto -6

NBA Betting Odds Analysis and Game Preview

The Raptors had a great first half of the season, and were comfortably nestled in 2nd place in the East heading into the All-Star break. The wheels have come off since then, and Toronto is now the coldest team in basketball. They have lost 9 of their last 10 games, and have now slipped down to 4th spot in the conference. They are losing ground fast, and risk being overtaken by the chasing teams if this slide continues. The reason for this skip is pretty easy to see when you look at their results in the last 10 games. The Raptors gave up 100 plus points in 8 of those games, and while they are 4th in the league in scoring, giving up so many points night in and night out makes winning regularly a pretty tough nut to crack. The Miami Heat have found a way to haul themselves back into playoff contention, but that success has been somewhat overshadowed by negativity on the court and in the locker room. It all began when Hassan Whiteside hit Kelly Olynyk of the Celtics with a total cheap shot to the back of the head on Monday night. Whiteside was ejected for his actions, and was given a 1-game suspension by the NBA. As if that weren’t enough, Heat captain and team leader Dwyane Wade took to the media to proclaim that if Whiteside didn’t shape up, he was going to be a liability to the team. This is not the sort of distraction that any team needs when fighting for their playoff lives. Whiteside will return against the Raptors, and you know he will want to give a good account of himself.

Key Betting Trends

Toronto is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games Toronto is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami’s last 13 games

What Should You Bet On?

These two teams met very early in the season in Miami, and it was the Heat who emerged with a 107-102 win. Miami has not been great on the road this year, but this represents a chance to solidify their playoff spot against a team that is struggling. I think the Heat can pull off the win in what should be a close one.