It’s Thursday, December 12th, and the Toronto Raptors (7-18) and Miami Heat (12-10) will face off at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The Raptors are currently 3-13 with a -5 road point differential, while the Heat have a 5-5 record in their last 10 home games.

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Game details and how to watch Raptors vs. Heat today

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Raptors vs Heat odds

The latest odds from Thursday:

That gives an implied team score of 110.25 for the Raptors and 115.73 for the Heat.

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Expert tips and predictions for Thursday’s Raptors vs. Heat game

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NBC Sports Best Bet

Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) wants RJ Barrett to compile stats tonight: RJ Barrett 20+ Points & 6+ Rebs (-123)
“Scottie Barnes will be out for at least a week due to injury. That’s 21 points, 8 rebounds and seven assists per game that Barnes brings to the table. Although it’s impossible to replace all of the performance, hence the 10-point margin.” There will be more volume for the Heat. The first and probably most important receiver of this volume is RJ Barrett. This season, Barrett is averaging 24 and 7. Even without Barnes in his Raptors career, the numbers are comparable when it comes to scoring, and Butler is questionable, but if he misses, that’s a big boost in potential offensive production for Barrett.

Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) also expects Barrett to have a good evening: RJ Barrett over 12.5 rebounds + assists
“Barrett has posted over 12.5 rebounds + assists in three straight games without Scottie Barnes and has recorded at least 12 R+A in six of the last seven games.”

Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as current performance, head-to-head matchups between players, trending information and projected game totals. Once the model is complete, we place its predictions next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for today’s Raptors & Heat game:

• Money line: NBC Sports is staying away from a game on the money line

• Spread: NBC Sports is leaning toward a 10-point game for the Heat.

• In total: NBC Sports stays away from a game with a total score of 224.5 points.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Raptors vs. Heat on Thursday

• The Heat have won three straight home games against the Raptors

• The under is 7-3 in the Raptors’ last 10 games

• The Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog

• The Raptors are outnumbered 8-4 in away games this season

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