REMINDER: Miami Heat @ Toronto Raptors 7PM EST

Your Miami Heat travel north of the border to Toronto to play the Raptors and most importantly defend the United States of America's honor in what is being dubbed World War III. Well that might be a bit of an exaggeration but Miami will try to collect its first road win at the Air Canada Centre tonight at 7PM EST. Here is our not so in depth preview of what to look for in tonight's match-up of good (Heat) versus evil (Raptors).

What to watch for:

- Chris Bosh will not play against his former team tonight due to the birth of his daughter. Baby daddy Bosh will stay in Miami for the contest and did not travel with the team to Toronto.

- The Heat look to secure their first road victory of the season. Although Toronto is not the toughest of opponents but look for them to come out with energy and give the defending back to back champions their best shot.

- Up until Sundays victory against the Washington Wizards the Heat had struggled to get off to good starts in the first quarter of games. Look for the team to make a concerted effort to come out with energy at the begging of the game.

Match up of the game:

                


                VS



          Rudy Gay                                                                     LeBron James

It appears the Raptors are building their team around Rudy Gay. Tonight they will see if he can hang with LeBron James AKA The GOAT AKA 2 Time AKA Cobra D*ck.

Wise Guys:

The wise guys in Vegas have Miami as a 5.5 point favorite against Toronto. This may seem like a low number but remember the Heat are without All-Star center Chris Bosh. I like the Heat giving the points although I think the Raptors will give Miami their best shot. Miami will be focused to get this road victory as we are now a week into the season.

Prediction Time:

As my boy @ZaslowShow would say, tonight is BAD NEWS for the Toronto Raptors. The Heat will miss the presence of Chris Bosh but it will not be enough to push the Raptors to a victory over Miami. Hopefully the Raptors will play nice tonight and won't be 'Clever Girls'. My not so educated prediction is Heat 101 - Raptors 89. If I hit my prediction exactly I will be changing this name of this blog to NBA Nostradamus, so I better start drawing up plans for the new blog design.