NBA Picks #1 & #2: 501 Miami Heat @ 502 Toronto Raptors
Rating: 4 units - Regular Play
Pick: Miami Heat FIRST HALF (+4.5) (Play up to +4)
Odds: -110 / 1.91 on Pinnacle Sports OR -103 / 1.97 on BetOnline
Rating: 4 units - Regular Play
Pick: Under 205 (Play up to 203)
Odds: -105 / 1.95 on Pinnacle Sports OR -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
Toronto had a incredible stretch where they crushed their opponents and where their bench was great. However, Miami is a tough matchup for them. Toronto beat Charlotte, but that was an amazing matchup for them, as the Hornets are a fast paced team, with a poor rim defense, an even worse 3pts defense and with a bad bench. So, Toronto took advantage of that and crushed them last Sunday. On the other hand, Miami is a slow paced team, with a great rim defense, good perimeter shooting and a good bench as well. All of these factors can break Toronto's rhythm, especially early in the game. On the other side, Miami without Olynyk has been playing with Adebayo and Whiteside together, which makes the team's offense suffer a bit. Toronto's defense has been a good unit and their bench unit is great on defense, which can help this game quickly become a low scoring one. I expect Miami to be competitive especially on the first half and so, I'll be taking Miami on the first half. As I expect this game to be a low scoring one, I'll be taking the Under as well.