The NBA Summer League circuit in Las Vegas rolls on Friday, July 17, with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat squaring off again at Cox Pavilion in a consolation-bracket matchup. It’s worth remembering what Summer League actually is: rosters stocked with rookies, two-way hopefuls, and G League grinders rather than full regular-season lineups, so the names on the floor look different from the ones fans see in October. Both Toronto and Miami came up just short of qualifying for the four-team Summer League playoff field after the preliminary round, with Toronto in particular missing out on a point-differential tiebreaker despite a 3-1 record. That near-miss sets up this rematch just a day after these two clubs already met on the same Las Vegas floor.

Thursday night’s meeting was tight throughout, with seven ties and 12 lead changes before Toronto pulled away behind a 25-20 fourth quarter to escape with a 99-90 win. Now these two get another crack at each other, this time with playoff hopes gone and pride the only thing left on the line in a consolation setting that still carries real evaluation value for both front offices.

Raptors Favored Again as Odds Mirror Thursday’s Number

Oddsmakers have Toronto as the favorite once more, with the Raptors sitting around -2.5 on the spread and priced near -135 on the moneyline, while Miami comes back at +2.5 and hovers in the +114 to +124 range. The total has settled in the 180.5 to 181.5 range, which tracks with how these two clubs have played all week — both prefer an up-tempo pace and neither has shown much interest in slowing the game down. For anyone tracking the number as it develops, the shortcode reflects the latest line on this specific matchup. Bettors weighing a wager here should also check the live NBA odds page for movement throughout the day, and those new to Summer League markets can lean on the betting calculator to work out potential returns before placing anything.

Graves and Lundy Carried Toronto Once Already

The headline performer in Thursday’s win was Allen Graves, the No. 19 overall pick out of Santa Clara who dropped 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three, to go with six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block in 27 minutes. Graves has been arguably the most consistent two-way player in this Summer League field for Toronto, and if he brings anything close to that stat line again, Miami’s perimeter defense will have its hands full a second straight day.

He wasn’t alone. Seth Lundy, the Penn State product who spent time with the Atlanta Hawks in 2023-24, chipped in 19 points in the first meeting and has quietly been Toronto’s most reliable scorer all week — he dropped 22 points and delivered a game-saving block with 2.1 seconds left in a win over Indiana, then followed that with 23 points in a win over Houston. Center Nate Bittle added 13 points and seven rebounds against Miami, giving Toronto a frontcourt presence that outscored the Heat in the paint 42-32 in the first meeting. As a team, the Raptors shot 44.9% from the field and 42.9% from three while forcing 15 Miami turnovers against just eight of their own.

Jahmir Young and Miami’s Bench Look for a Response

Miami’s counterpunch starts with Jahmir Young, who was outstanding in the loss, piling up 30 points and 12 rebounds while adding five made threes — a performance that also earned him a spot in this year’s Castrol Rising Stars showcase. Tre White gave Miami a second scoring option with 19 points, and floor general Tre Donaldson filled the stat sheet with 11 points, six rebounds and eight assists, showing the kind of table-setting the Heat will need more of if they want a different result. Miami shot 41.3% from the field and 35.3% from deep in the first meeting, both dips from their season averages, and they’ll need better efficiency from that trio to flip the script.

The broader roster crunch has been part of Miami’s story all week. Kel’el Ware has anchored the frontcourt when healthy, Kasparas Jakucionis has run point in stretches, and Vladislav Goldin has provided efficient minutes off the bench, but injuries and rotation shuffling have kept this group from ever finding a settled identity. That inconsistency shows up in the box score — Miami sits at 1-3 for the week, and Thursday’s 18 assists against 15 turnovers reflected a group still searching for chemistry against a more cohesive Toronto rotation. Fans looking to line up a wager on this one should also browse the BetMGM review or the DraftKings promo code page for sign-up offers before kickoff.

Prediction and Best Bet

Consolation-bracket Summer League games can be unpredictable — motivation varies, minutes get spread around differently, and coaches sometimes prioritize development reps over winning at all costs. But Toronto has been the more complete team through four games, and Thursday’s win showed real depth: Graves, Lundy and Bittle can all beat you in different ways, and the Raptors have out-executed opponents in the fourth quarter repeatedly this week. Miami has the higher individual ceiling in Young, but this Toronto roster has been the steadier group across the whole event.

The number here is nearly identical to Thursday’s line, and Toronto covered comfortably in that meeting behind a fourth-quarter surge. With Graves and Lundy both playing with confidence and Toronto’s defense forcing extra possessions all week, the Raptors’ depth advantage makes -2.5 the more attractive side again, even in a lower-stakes consolation setting where neither roster is likely to change much overnight.