The Toronto Raptors (6-5) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (8-4) meet Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Raptors vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Raptors lead 1-0
The Raptors picked up a 112-101 victory in Cleveland as a 4.5-point underdog in the first meeting Oct. 31 as the Under (237) comfortably cashed. Toronto had 3 players — G RJ Barrett, G Jamison Battle and F Brandon Ingram score 20 points apiece in the upset win.
The Cavaliers won Wednesday at the Miami Heat 130-116 as a 4.5-point underdog despite the fact G Donovan Mitchell (rest), C Evan Mobley (rest) and G Darius Garland (toe) were each in street clothes. Cleveland has won 5 of the past 6 games, but it is just 2-3 against the spread (ATS) in the past 5 outings, while cashing the Over in each of those 5 games.
The Raptors have been hot, and that streak started in Cleveland with the upset win Oct. 31. The Raps have won 5 of the past 5 games, while also going 5-1 ATS in the span. The Under is 5-1 in the past 6 games, too.
Raptors at Cavaliers odds
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Moneyline (ML): Raptors +240 (bet $100 to win $240) | Cavaliers -300 (bet $300 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Raptors +7.5 (-110) | Cavaliers -7.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 238.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)Raptors at Cavaliers injuries
Raptors
G Ochai Agbaji (back) questionableC Sandro Mamukelashvili (neck) questionableF Collin Murray-Broyles (illness) questionable
Cavaliers
(Not yet submitted — below was for Wednesday’s game)
G Darius Garland (toe) questionableF Larry Nance Jr. (knee) questionableF Max Strus (foot) outG Jaylon Tyson (concussion) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Raptors at Cavaliers picks and predictionsPrediction
Cavaliers 115, Raptors 110
PASS.
Cleveland (-300) will set you back 3 times your potential return, and that’s way too expensive for not enough reward.
While the Cavs are 2-0 SU this season when playing on no rest, with a 1-1 ATS mark, you can’t risk this kind of money for such a small return.
BACK RAPTORS +7.5 (-110).
Toronto won outright last time it visited Cleveland 2 weeks ago, and it is 5-1 ATS in the past 6 games.
For whatever reason, the Cavaliers struggle against the number at home against the Raptors, going just 2-3-1 ATS in the past 6 meetings at Rocket Arena.
The UNDER 238.5 (-105) might be the best play on the board.
The Under is 4-1 in the past 5 meetings in Cleveland, including the first meeting on Oct. 31.
For Toronto, the total has gone low in 5 of the past 5 meetings, too. While Cleveland has hit high in 5 in a row, this is a huge number, and the Under is 5-0 in the 5 games prior to the Over run.
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