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AAA's EAST-COAST EXPRESS (ALL AABBOOARRDD!)
(NBA) Miami vs. Toronto,
Point Spread: -4.50 | -102.00 Toronto (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -4.50 | -102.00 Toronto (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* EAST-COAST EXPRESS on the Toronto Raptors.
We think Toronto is going to play its best game of the series and look for it to jump out to an early lead, to keep the foot on the gas throughout and to pull away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover. So far three games in this series have gone to OT. It's obviously been evenly matched to this point, but as it wears on, we think that home floor will finally start to become a big advantage. Both teams are without their centers, which puts the focus on smaller lineups and guard play, which despite the 94-87 OT loss in Game 4, does in fact favor Toronto. Raptors' guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry have struggled mightily in the playoffs, but there's no reason not to think that they won't play significantly better in front of the home town crowd tonight: "They're our two All-Stars and sooner or later they're going to come through or be a part of what we're trying to do. It's not like we're just going to bench Kyle and DeMar, and go away from them. They're our guys. We believe in them," Raptors' coach Dwane Casey said. Miami got a huge boost from aging super star Dwayne Wade last time out, but surely he's running out of gas at this point. Note that Miami is already just 1-2 ATS this year when tied in a playoff series, while Toronto is 2-1 ATS in the same position. Everything does indeed point to the RAPTORS as the savvy move in this one.
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We think Toronto is going to play its best game of the series and look for it to jump out to an early lead, to keep the foot on the gas throughout and to pull away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover. So far three games in this series have gone to OT. It's obviously been evenly matched to this point, but as it wears on, we think that home floor will finally start to become a big advantage. Both teams are without their centers, which puts the focus on smaller lineups and guard play, which despite the 94-87 OT loss in Game 4, does in fact favor Toronto. Raptors' guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry have struggled mightily in the playoffs, but there's no reason not to think that they won't play significantly better in front of the home town crowd tonight: "They're our two All-Stars and sooner or later they're going to come through or be a part of what we're trying to do. It's not like we're just going to bench Kyle and DeMar, and go away from them. They're our guys. We believe in them," Raptors' coach Dwane Casey said. Miami got a huge boost from aging super star Dwayne Wade last time out, but surely he's running out of gas at this point. Note that Miami is already just 1-2 ATS this year when tied in a playoff series, while Toronto is 2-1 ATS in the same position. Everything does indeed point to the RAPTORS as the savvy move in this one.
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