Through 1 Quarter

The Miami Heat fell flat on their face against the Boston Celtics on Monday, but memory of that harsh defeat doesn’t seem to have tripped them up today. Miami has emerged as the frontrunner after one quarter and is ahead of the Toronto Raptors 32-24.

The Heat have enjoyed the tag-team combination of center Bam Adebayo and small forward Jimmy Butler. The former has nine points along with four boards, while the latter has five points and two assists in addition to three rebounds.

Who’s Playing

Miami @ Toronto

Current Records: Miami 32-19; Toronto 25-23

What to Know

After three games on the road, the Toronto Raptors are heading back home. They and the Miami Heat will face off at 7:30 p.m. ET Feb. 1 at Scotiabank Arena without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. If the game is anything like Toronto’s 124-120 victory from their previous meeting in January, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.

Even if it wasn’t a dominant performance, the Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-100 on Monday. Among those leading the charge for Toronto was shooting guard Gary Trent Jr., who shot 9-for-15 from beyond the arc and finished with 31 points and six rebounds. The matchup made it Trent Jr.’s fourth in a row with at least 31 points.

Meanwhile, Miami has to be aching after a bruising 122-92 defeat to the Boston Celtics on Monday. Miami was down 94-70 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. Point guard Tyler Herro wasn’t much of a difference maker for Miami; Herro finished with 13 points on 5-for-18 shooting in his 29 minutes on the court.

Barring any buzzer beaters, the Raptors are expected to win a tight contest Tuesday. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread as they are currently on a two-game streak of ATS wins.

Toronto’s win lifted them to 25-23 while Miami’s loss dropped them down to 32-19. We’ll see if Toronto can repeat their recent success or if the Heat bounce back and reverse their fortune.

How To Watch

• When: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Scotiabank Arena — Toronto, Ontario
• TV: CTV Sportsnet Toronto
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $168.48

Odds

The Raptors are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Heat, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Raptors as a 2.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

Toronto have won 18 out of their last 30 games against Miami.

• Jan 29, 2022 – Toronto 124 vs. Miami 120
• Jan 17, 2022 – Miami 104 vs. Toronto 99
• Feb 24, 2021 – Miami 116 vs. Toronto 108
• Jan 22, 2021 – Toronto 101 vs. Miami 81
• Jan 20, 2021 – Miami 111 vs. Toronto 102
• Aug 03, 2020 – Toronto 107 vs. Miami 103
• Jan 02, 2020 – Miami 84 vs. Toronto 76
• Dec 03, 2019 – Miami 121 vs. Toronto 110
• Apr 07, 2019 – Toronto 117 vs. Miami 109
• Mar 10, 2019 – Toronto 125 vs. Miami 104
• Dec 26, 2018 – Toronto 106 vs. Miami 104
• Nov 25, 2018 – Toronto 125 vs. Miami 115
• Apr 11, 2018 – Miami 116 vs. Toronto 109
• Feb 13, 2018 – Toronto 115 vs. Miami 112
• Jan 09, 2018 – Miami 90 vs. Toronto 89
• Apr 07, 2017 – Toronto 96 vs. Miami 94
• Mar 23, 2017 – Toronto 101 vs. Miami 84
• Mar 11, 2017 – Miami 104 vs. Toronto 89
• Nov 04, 2016 – Toronto 96 vs. Miami 87
• May 15, 2016 – Toronto 116 vs. Miami 89
• May 13, 2016 – Miami 103 vs. Toronto 91
• May 11, 2016 – Toronto 99 vs. Miami 91
• May 09, 2016 – Miami 94 vs. Toronto 87
• May 07, 2016 – Toronto 95 vs. Miami 91
• May 05, 2016 – Toronto 96 vs. Miami 92
• May 03, 2016 – Miami 102 vs. Toronto 96
• Mar 12, 2016 – Toronto 112 vs. Miami 104
• Jan 22, 2016 – Toronto 101 vs. Miami 81
• Dec 18, 2015 – Toronto 108 vs. Miami 94
• Nov 08, 2015 – Miami 96 vs. Toronto 76

Injury Report for Toronto

• Khem Birch: Out (Nose)

Injury Report for Miami

• P.J. Tucker: Game-Time Decision (Knee)
• Kyle Lowry: Out (Personal)
• KZ Okpala: Out (Wrist)
• Omer Yurtseven: Out (Covid-19)
• Markieff Morris: Out (Covid-19)
• Victor Oladipo: Out (Knee)