Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors (43-35) will try to beat the Miami Heat (41-37) on Tuesday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 152-136 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 17 while the Wizards finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They buried 17 of their 40 attempts from distance. Washington finished the game shooting 79.2% from the free throw line by burying 19 of 24 attempts. Furthermore, Washington totaled 44 rebounds (17 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 11 blocked shots. Washington doled out 28 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Miami allowed 47.2% from the floor on 50 out of 106 shooting. They also distributed 42 assists in the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 49 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 27 of 34 tries for a percentage of 79.4%. Miami finished with a 58.1% field goal percentage (54 out of 93) and buried 17 of their 39 shots from beyond the arc.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is one player who came through in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 12 of 18 shooting. He played 32 mins and pulled down 3 boards. Jacquez ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Miami will play this game with a record of 41-37 on the season. They have an average of 120.8 pts per game (2nd in the NBA) while hitting 46.6% from the field. The Heat are shooting 36.0% on shots from downtown (1,062 of 2,954) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is pulling down 46.6 boards per game and is sitting with 2,242 assists for the season, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Heat are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They surrender 35.6% from 3-point land and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (118.4). The Heat defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (3,367 of 7,259) and they relinquish 46.6 boards per contest as a team. They are 19th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,139 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 115-101 when they played the Celtics. The Raptors were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Celtics were called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.2%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Toronto buried 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 40 for 84 from the field which had them sitting at 47.6%. The Raptors allowed the Celtics to bury 47 out of 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.4% for the matchup. They shot 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Toronto allowed Boston to pull down 44 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Ja'Kobe Walter was important for the Raptors for this game. He converted 6 of 9 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. Walter scored 16 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this game.

Toronto has a record of 43-35 this season. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in basketball. Toronto has earned 8,920 points this year (114.4 per game) and they pull down 42.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 29.5 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per game. The Raptors have committed 20.9 personal fouls every game and they go 77.1% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point shots (986 of 2,801) and opponents are converting on 79.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 24.4 dimes and 43.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 2nd and 11th in the league. The Raptors on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points given up per game with 112.1. They are able to force 16.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (11th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points

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