NBA: Toronto vs Cleveland Prediction
The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday evening at the Quicken Loans Arena in Ohio. The Raptors will be looking for revenge five days after losing to the Cavaliers on their home court on Friday.
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Toronto Raptors (16-5) at Cleveland Cavaliers (12-7)
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Quicken Loans Arena
City: Cleveland, Ohio
NBA Gambling O/U Odds: 206
NBA Gambling Spread: Cavaliers -5.5
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These teams will be meeting for the third time this season on Tuesday, with the visiting side claiming each of the first two meetings. First, the Raptors downed the Cavaliers 110-93 on Nov. 22, then the Cavaliers returned the favor with a 105-91 win in Toronto on Dec. 5.
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Toronto has played its last six games without second-leading scorer DeMar DeRozan but continues to put up points, averaging 113.1 points over its last 10 games – one of the best marks in the league in that time, and are coming off a 112-107 overtime win over Denver.
Shooting guard Lou Williams scored 26 points on Monday, and power forward Patrick Patterson chipped in 19, going 5-for-7 from beyond the arc, including a crucial game-tying triple with 28 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
Points guard Kyle Lowry added 13 points on an off shooting night, matching his season-high with 13 assists. Since DeRozan went down, he’s been the one running the show, averaging 26.0 points and 9.6 assists over his last five games, earning Eastern Conference player of the week honors.
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The Cavaliers snuffed out the Raptors’ offense when these teams last met. Cleveland limited Toronto to a season-low 40.7 percent shooting from the field on Friday. The Cavaliers opened the season allowing 102.7 points per game on 47.7 percent field goal shooting on a 5-7 start to the year.
Since then, they’ve limited opponents to 90.3 points on 42.6 percent shooting over the course of a seven-game winning streak, which continued in Brooklyn on Monday to close out a three-game trip.
FREE Raptors vs. Cavaliers Pick:
The Raptors will be out for revenge, and that will mean they’ll get their offense going in this one.
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NBA Betting Trends:
The Raptors are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games, while the Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.
The Raptors are 6-2 in their last eight games in Cleveland, and the underdog is 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings between these teams.
The over is 4-0 in the Raptors’ last four road games, and it is 5-1 in their last six games played on the second night of a back-to-back.
The over is 4-0 in the Raptors’ last four road games against opponents with a winning home record, and it is 18-8 in the Raptors’ last 26 games against Eastern Conference opponents.
The play: Raptors +5.5, Over 206
Lowry didn’t have his shooting stroke on Monday, but that will only make him more determined to put forth a strong effort in Cleveland.
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