Free NBA Pick: Cavaliers vs. Raptors NBA Odds
Looking for Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Cavaliers taking on the Raptors on Monday, December 16th, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions like this Cavaliers Raptors matchup.
2019 NBA Handicapping
(6-20) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors (17-8)
Date: Monday, December 16th
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON
NBA Moneyline Odds: Cavaliers +695 | Raptors -798
NBA Betting Odds: Cavaliers +12.5 | Raptors -12.5
NBA Betting Total: 218
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Monday, December 16th finds Eastern Conference rivals the Cleveland Cavaliers facing the Toronto Raptors in their first meeting this season.
Last season, the teams played four times with the Raptors taking three of the four games in the series. The Cavaliers hold the all-time record having bested the Raptors in 49 of their 90 matches
Cleveland Cavaliers
In the most recent outing the Cavaliers lost 125-108 to the Milwaukee Bucks. Cleveland has one win in their last ten games.
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In the loss to the Bucks, the Cavaliers spread around the scoring with six different Cavaliers posting double-digit scores. Kevin Porter Jr. topped the list with 15 points.
Kevin Love delivered a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. Love is anxious to be moved to a team with a shot at playing in the postseason and competing for a title.
Likewise, Tristan Thompson came one rebound shy of a double-double (12 points, nine rebounds). He is unhappy in Cleveland which was punctuated by the words exchanged between him and head coach John Beilein last week.
Thompson hasn’t allowed his angst to affect his play and since he grew up near Toronto will bring his ‘A’ game to the court on Monday.
Jordan Clarkson (13) and Darius Garland were the other double-figure contributors.
Collin Sexton leads the team in scoring with 17.4 points while Darius Garland tops the assists category with 2.9 and Cedi Osman is the steals leader with 1.0 per game. Tristan Thompson leads three stat categories besting the rebound 9.8 per game, best field goal percentage with 51.5 percent as well as 1.1 blocks.
Dylan Windler is suffering from a left tibial (shin) stress reaction and won’t play in this game.
Toronto Raptors
The Raptors snapped the three-game home losing streak by virtue of a victory over the Nets on Saturday and while their offense still hasn’t returned to where it was prior to Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka’s injuries they did look solid in many portions of the game including the first quarter when they hit seven 3-pointers in a row and nine of 12 in the frame.
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Three different Raptors delivered double-doubles including Pascal Siakam (30 points, 10 rebounds), Marc Gasol (17 points, 15 rebounds) and Serge Ibaka (12 points, 12 rebounds). It was the first time Gasol and Ibaka had accomplished the feat in the same game.
Norman Powell continues to offer his most consistent production as a Raptor dropping 25 versus the Nets and Kyle Lowry added 17 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
Siakam leads the team in scoring (24.7 points) and rebounding (8.3). Fred VanVleet is the leader for assists (7.0) and steals (2.0). OG Anunoby holds the team’s best field goal percent (49.8 and Marc Gasol is the top block man with 1.2 per game.
Fred VanVleet’s knee contusion kept him out of his third consecutive game Saturday and while he is practicing with the team is listed as doubtful. Stanely Johnson (groin) and Matt Thomas (broken finger) both remain out with expected return dates sometime this month.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Cavaliers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10
- The Cavaliers are 8-2 in last 10 head to head
- Over Under is 7-3 in team’s last 10 head to head matchups
Free Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors NBA Prediction:
Cleveland allows teams to shoot 38.1% from the perimeter which will be music to the Raptors ears. The Cavaliers are turning over the ball frequently which is a recipe for disaster against the Raptors who rank second for points off turnovers (20.4) and fast break scoring (19.1). In Toronto’s defeat of the Nets, they scored 32 fast break points and 29 off Brooklyn turnovers.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Raptors ATS
It won’t be surprising if this game gets out of hand quickly but by the same token that could also lead to Toronto using a big lead to get their reserve unit rolling which would make it more difficult to cover the spread of 12.5 points. Still… this one could get ugly.
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