Raptors Still Underdogs in East Despite Best Record
The Toronto Raptors (53-18 SU, 40-31 ATS) have the best record in the Eastern Conference. Oddsmakers still have the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-29 SU, 23-46-1 ATS) are +125 favorites to win the East and return to a fourth-straight NBA Finals.
They’ll meet Wednesday night in Cleveland at 7 PM ET on ESPN. Oddsmakers have the Cavaliers as 2-point favorites. The total is at 226.
This is a rare opportunity for the Raptors to show their stuff to a national US audience, but the situation isn’t ideal. Although the Cavaliers are just 6-7 SU and 4-9 ATS since the All-Star break, they’ll have a day of rest before Wednesday’s game, while Toronto will visit the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
The Cavs are a more talented team than they were before shuffling their roster at the NBA trade deadline. They’re still not getting the results they need from PG George Hill and SG Rodney Hood.
They’re also having some serious injury problems right now. The team has six players listed as out or day-to-day. This is including the best of their newcomers, PF Larry Nance Jr. He has missed the last two games with a tight right hamstring.
PF Kevin Love (broken hand) isn’t expected to return until the following game on Friday against the Phoenix Suns.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
Toronto
53-18
40-31
112.24
103.66
8.58
19-16
21-15
35-35-1
16-18-1
19-17
Cleveland
41-29
23-46-1
110.49
110.17
0.31999999999999
8-25-1
15-21
35-33-2
16-16-2
19-17
Power Stats
Assists Turnovers
Name
Assists
Turnovers
Ratio
TOR
23.94
12.87
1.86
CLE
23.54
13.54
1.74
Rebounding
Name
Offense
Defense
Total
TOR
9.89
33.93
43.82
CLE
8.33
33.60
41.93
ShootingPercentage
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
TOR
47.15
44.87
2.28
CLE
47.58
47.25
0.33
Team Records
Toronto Raptors
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
53-18
29-6
24-12
40-31
19-16
21-15
112.24
103.66
8.58
Last 10
9-1
4-1
5-0
5-5
2-3
3-2
113.20
105.20
8.00
vs Div
10-3
6-0
4-3
9-4
6-0
3-4
112.46
98.46
14.00
vs EAST
35-8
19-3
16-5
26-17
13-9
13-8
113.37
101.91
11.46
vs WEST
18-10
10-3
8-7
14-14
6-7
8-7
110.50
106.36
4.14
Cleveland Cavaliers
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
41-29
23-11
18-18
23-46-1
8-25-1
15-21
110.49
110.17
0.32
Last 10
5-5
2-2
3-3
4-6
2-2
2-4
112.60
112.10
0.50
vs Div
11-5
7-1
4-4
7-8-1
4-3-1
3-5
113.94
107.38
6.56
vs EAST
29-14
16-6
13-8
15-27-1
6-15-1
9-12
110.77
107.95
2.82
vs WEST
12-15
7-5
5-10
8-19
2-10
6-9
110.04
113.70
-3.66
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
112.24
3
110.17
27
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
111.28
3
111.21
28
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed
43.00
16
43.29
20
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
110.49
5
103.66
6
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
111.29
7
104.97
7
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed
42.09
26
43.08
9
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
ATS
O/U
AVG
AVG ½
FG%
REB
3PT
steals
Toronto
2-8
3-6-1
7-3
104.20
53.60
46.95
42.10
133/322
5.80
Cleveland
8-2
6-3-1
7-3
109.10
51.40
45.09
41.10
91/260
7.40
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
ATS
Total
O/U
FG% Edge
Reb Edge
3PT Edge
Away Half Score
Home Half Score
Away FG%
Home FG%
Away Rebounds
Home Rebounds
Away Three Pointers
Home Three Pointers
Away Steals
Home Steals
Jan 11, 2018
CLE
99
TOR
133
2.5
TOR
222
O
TOR
TOR
TOR
40
65
38.2
50
35
63
6/26
18/42
3
3
May 7, 2017
CLE
109
TOR
102
7
Push
209.5
O
CLE
TOR
CLE
61
49
47.6
47.1
36
38
16/41
10/29
9
7
May 5, 2017
CLE
115
TOR
94
3
CLE
215.5
U
CLE
CLE
CLE
49
52
51.3
43.7
49
25
13/23
2/18
2
9
May 3, 2017
TOR
103
CLE
125
-7
CLE
214
O
CLE
CLE
CLE
48
62
46.7
54.7
37
40
5/17
18/33
8
9
May 1, 2017
TOR
105
CLE
116
-7
CLE
211
O
CLE
CLE
CLE
48
62
43.8
45.9
43
46
10/26
14/34
5
8
Apr 12, 2017
TOR
98
CLE
83
4
TOR
201.5
U
TOR
TOR
CLE
53
34
46.5
36.8
48
43
8/26
10/37
8
5
Dec 5, 2016
CLE
116
TOR
112
-2
CLE
214.5
O
CLE
CLE
CLE
62
61
47.6
43.2
48
33
14/32
13/32
4
8
Nov 15, 2016
TOR
117
CLE
121
-6
TOR
210
O
CLE
CLE
Push
57
61
47.9
53
40
46
13/29
13/33
11
4
Oct 28, 2016
CLE
94
TOR
91
2.5
CLE
205.5
U
CLE
TOR
CLE
50
40
41.8
38.9
40
51
12/32
4/16
8
9
May 27, 2016
CLE
113
TOR
87
6.5
CLE
198.5
O
CLE
CLE
CLE
55
41
54.1
41.8
38
33
17/31
8/25
6
6
NBA Betting Trends
Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
Toronto is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto’s last 12 games
Toronto is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Toronto’s last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Toronto is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games
Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Cleveland is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
Cleveland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto
Team Last 5 Games
Toronto Raptors
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Mar 20, 2018
ORL
93-86
W
-9
211
L/U
45.45
52.94
14
A
Mar 18, 2018
OKC
125-132
L
-6
219.5
L/O
56.79
78.26
15
H
Mar 16, 2018
DAL
122-115
W
-10
208
L/O
47.25
83.87
10
H
Mar 15, 2018
IND
106-99
W
-4
212.5
W/U
43.75
85.71
12
A
Mar 13, 2018
BKN
116-102
W
-9
218.5
W/U
48.35
80.95
11
A
Cleveland Cavaliers
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Mar 19, 2018
MIL
124-117
W
-2.5
226
W/O
49.43
85.19
15
H
Mar 17, 2018
CHI
114-109
W
-7
222
L/O
50.57
65.00
13
A
Mar 15, 2018
POR
105-113
L
6
220.5
L/U
51.25
57.14
11
A
Mar 13, 2018
PHO
129-107
W
-8
231
W/O
49.43
86.67
17
A
Mar 11, 2018
LAL
113-127
L
-2
229.5
L/O
46.59
82.61
12
A
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