Toronto has gotten over the mental block of not winning a playoff series since 2001, and now heads into the Eastern Conference semifinals with some confidence. Also, the Raptors beat Indiana even though their two star guards, DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, had subpar shooting performances. DeRozan finished with 30 points in Game 7 while making 10 of 32 shots from the field. Miami relied on Dwyane Wade and overall team rebounding to win Game 6 against Charlotte and then the Heat's defense took over in Game 7, holding the Hornets to a .321 field goal percentage, including 3-for-16 by Kemba Walker. The Raptors won and covered the last three meetings, including a 112-104 overtime win on March 12. Miami is 2-8 ATS its last 10 road games and the home team in a Game 1 of a series has an advantage especially in this matchup as the Raptors didn't have to travel after Sunday's clincher. Lay the points the Raptors.
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NBA
Miami at Toronto
May 3, 2016
8:05 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Toronto -4.5 (-102) (risk 1.5 to return 2.97)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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