There are 7 games on the NBA slate on Saturday. The early tip off will see the immediate rematch between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat live on ABC. Later on in the day, the Atlanta Hawks will be travelling to visit the Toronto Raptors. We have one of our best bets of the day for that encounter. Be sure to check it our along with the rest of our NBA predictions for the day. But for now let’s take a look at my parlay below.
The last time the teams faced off in Toronto the Raptors were able to hold Trae Young to 14 points on 23.1% shooting. They done this by putting O.G. Anunoby and Scottie Barnes up against the point guard, with the same likely to be the case tonight. The Hawks are just 24th in offensive rating over the last 10 games, they could have issues if their star guard struggles to get going tonight. Over that same stretch of games the visitors are 27th in the league in opponent points in the paint. The Raptors have started heating up from 3-point range, ranking 12th in 3-point percentage during that time. Look for them to having success scoring on the inside and out as a result. The Hawks are just 1-4' on second nights of back-to-backs. Look for the hosts to dominate them tonight.
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This will be the second straight meeting between these sides in Miami, with the Heat coming away with a 108-102 win in the first one. Giannis Antetokounmpo was missing from that game and continues to appear on the injury report as questionable. That should give the Heat a great chance of coming away with another home win. The Bucks are just 29th in offensive rating over the last 10 games. They could really struggle to break down a Heat team that is 5th in defensive rating during that stretch, especially if their Greek superstar is unavailable once more. With Kris Middleton out too, it is hard to see where the Bucks points will come from tonight.