Feel the Heat -4½ vs Raptors
Game Time: 4/3/2007 7:30:00 PM -
By: Tom Stryker
It's payback time down in South Florida tonight when Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat play host to Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors.
Back on March 28, Toronto (-3½) got the best of Miami at home and knocked off the Heat, 96-83. You know what they say about payback, men.
According to my NBA database, this is a great spot for Miami. The Heat are 11-4 straight up and against the spread in this series provided the Raptors enter off a straight up win. But even more important, at home running with rest and matched up against a foe that arrives off a straight up and against the spread victory, Miami is a blistering 44-18 against the spread.
Those two team trends are nice but this next one really makes this play. At home with a winning percentage of .545 or better and matched up against a foe that enters off a straight up win of 10 points or more, the Heat are a blistering 64-39 against the spread.
The Raptors got the best of Shaq and Company a few weeks ago. Not this time. Take Miami.
Play: Heat -4½
Game Time: 4/3/2007 7:30:00 PM -
By: Tom Stryker
It's payback time down in South Florida tonight when Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat play host to Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors.
Back on March 28, Toronto (-3½) got the best of Miami at home and knocked off the Heat, 96-83. You know what they say about payback, men.
According to my NBA database, this is a great spot for Miami. The Heat are 11-4 straight up and against the spread in this series provided the Raptors enter off a straight up win. But even more important, at home running with rest and matched up against a foe that arrives off a straight up and against the spread victory, Miami is a blistering 44-18 against the spread.
Those two team trends are nice but this next one really makes this play. At home with a winning percentage of .545 or better and matched up against a foe that enters off a straight up win of 10 points or more, the Heat are a blistering 64-39 against the spread.
The Raptors got the best of Shaq and Company a few weeks ago. Not this time. Take Miami.
Play: Heat -4½
