Cleveland Cavaliers (41-31) vs. Toronto Raptors (40-32)
March 24, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Raptors -4; Over/Under: -
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors meet Thursday in NBA action at the Scotiabank Arena. The Cleveland Cavaliers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Toronto Raptors look for a win after winning six of their last eight games.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 107.4 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 104.6 points on 45 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 21.4 points and 8.6 assists, while Jarrett Allen is averaging 16.1 points and 10.8 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Kevin Love is grabbing 7.3 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 108.7 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 107.3 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Pascal Siakam is averaging 22 points and 5.1 assists, while Fred VanVleet is averaging 21 points and 4.6 rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and OG Anunoby is grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.4 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games. The Raptors are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Cavaliers last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Raptors last 5 overall. The Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Toronto and 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t been the same team over the last month, and they’re getting harder and harder to trust in spots we’ve been backing them most of the year. The Toronto Raptors are playing some of their best ball of the season, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 4.4 points. The Raptors are getting hot at the right time, while the Cavs are still learning how to close games for a full season. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk with the home team.
