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The Cleveland Cavaliers (16-1) welcome the Toronto Raptors (4-12) to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Sunday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. 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: Cavaliers lead 1-0
The Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-100 Wednesday, closing as 14-point home favorites. That came on the back of their first loss of the season, a 120-117 setback at the Boston Celtics Tuesday. Cleveland is 4-0 against the spread (ATS) in its last 4 and 13-4 ATS on the season. It is led by G Donovan Mitchell, who is averaging 24.3 points per game (PPG).
The Raptors have picked up some steam as well, winning 2 in a row. They beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-105 Thursday, closing as 7-point home underdogs. Toronto beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 130-119 the game prior (Monday). It is averaging 120 PPG over its last 2 and has covered in 3 straight. The Raptors are 11-5 ATS on the season and are led by G RJ Barrett, who is averaging 23.8 PPG.
Raptors at Cavaliers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Raptors +525 (bet $100 to win $525) | Cavaliers -750 (bet $750 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Raptors +12.5 (-115) | Cavaliers -12.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 233.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Raptors at Cavaliers key injuries
Raptors
- F Bruce Brown (reconditioning) out
- G Immanuel Quickley (elbow) out
Cavaliers
- G Caris LeVert (knee) out
- F Isaac Okoro (ankle) questionable
- G Max Strus (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Raptors at Cavaliers picks and predictions
Prediction
Cavaliers 124, Raptors 109
Moneyline
PASS.
There’s no reason to consider a moneyline play here. The Cavaliers have been too good to lose to the Raptors at home while also being too expensive to bet straight up. Avoid this wager.
Against the spread
BET CAVALIERS -12.5 (-105).
The Cavaliers have been on fire this season, and bettors have been rewarded. They have covered 3 straight games as double-digit favorites and throttled the Raptors 136-106 Oct. 23.
The Raptors, while they have won 2 in a row, had lost 7 straight games Nov. 4-16. Toronto’s top 3 weapons all are shooting sub-46% from the field, while the exact opposite can be said of Cleveland’s scorers.
With that in mind, back CAVALIERS -12.5 (-105).
Over/Under
BET UNDER 233.5 (-105).
While the Cavaliers have been red hot offensively, the Raptors have had a bit more inconsistency. They have scored 103 or fewer in 4 of their last 7 and are 2-5 O/U in those, failing to top even 95 in 2 of those performances.
The Cavaliers have gone 5-2 O/U in their last 7 but have scored more than 120 in 4 of those. Considering just how high this total is and how poorly Toronto has scored for parts of the season, back UNDER 233.5 (-105).
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