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[Formula]

Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat

Under 194

Fundamental
Miami can't seem to get healthy at the point guard position. A couple weeks ago it looked like they might be shedding their slow, painful style and showing signs of an offensive rebirth but recently they've discovered that they just don't have anybody to push the ball and they have no outside shooting. No push and a one-dimensional set offense is a poisonous combination.

Toronto comes in with injury problems of their own. By far their most talented player; Chris Bosh, is sitting this one out with knee problems. In recent games, Toronto has had serious difficulty putting points on the board. They're coming off a home game last night where they managed only 83 points against a short-handed Portland team.

This is likely to be a painful game for those who appreciate offensive basketball.

Technical
Setup = LHL
Raw Total = 191
B2B Index = +1
Injury Index = -3
Challenge Index = +2
Projection = 191

[lkravovicz]

Wade might not play tonight?

12/11/06 Dwyane Wade PG Mouth Questionable Questionable for Dec. 11 vs. Toronto

[Formula]

Wade might not play tonight?

12/11/06 Dwyane Wade PG Mouth Questionable Questionable for Dec. 11 vs. Toronto

It appears Dwayne missed practice yesterday due to a root canal procedure on a wisdom tooth. This has caused the line to go off the board for the moment. As soon as it comes back up, you should be able to tell whether or not they expect him to play. If he isn't playing, the injury index drops to -5 and the projection drops to 189. The books did not see this game as being close when they opened the line. With no Wade in the lineup, you can expect a typical subtraction due to lost offense but you'll also see a kickback as the spread comes closer to 0. Interestingly this game was previously Formula projected with Miami as slight favorites so the challenge index is already playing a role here. Look for the line to reopen at 192 or 192.5 at which point it is still good for the UNDER as long as Wade is not playing. If Wade is playing then the line is only good for action as low as 193.

[moses millsap]

-6.5
191

at CRIS

[Formula]

There's value as low as 191 with Wade out of the game.

[moses millsap]

Nice selection.

[Hulu]

Good call Formula. Thanks.

[Formula]

176

It seemed that every 20 seconds Wade was either dunking or shooting FTs or both, but Toronto really came through for the UNDER without Bosh in the lineup. Bosh may actually mean as much to his team as Wade does to Miami. Had he been in the lineup, this might have been a good matchup.

This wraps up the first week of Formula plays. Let's send a shoutout to NorCal and visit Our Leader.

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