Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2014
Friday, December 5, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Air Canada Centre in Toronto
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The Cleveland Cavaliers will be playing in their second of back-to-back games on Friday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors.
Late last month, the Raptors were able to defeat the Cavs 110-93 in the first of these teams' four games against each other. Toronto only made 40 percent of their shots in that game, but they were also able to force eight Cleveland turnovers.
In his 39 games against the Raptors, Cavs small forward LeBron James has been able to average 27.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. Big man Kevin Love has averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game in his 10 games against Toronto, while All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has been able to average 18 points and 6.4 assists per game against them in his career.
The Raptors scored 69 points in the first half of their game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday and rolled to a 123-104 road win. They made 57 percent of their shots in that win while only turning the ball over nine times.
The one thing that the Raptors need to improve is their rebounding, as they have only been able to grab 40.8 boards per game. Point guard Kyle Lowry has a team-leading 24.7 PER by averaging 20.6 points, 6.8 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. Center Jonas Valanciunas has scored 11.8 points per game this season while grabbing 8.4 boards per game.
Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Trends
Cleveland Cavaliers are 7-9-0 Against the Spread
Cleveland Cavaliers are 6-9-0 against the Over/Under
Toronto Raptors Betting Trends
Toronto Raptors are 12-7-0 Against the Spread
Toronto Raptors are 12-7-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Cleveland Cavaliers
12/04/14 G Matthew Dellavedova Knee "?" Thursday vs. New York
Toronto Raptors
11/30/14 G DeMar DeRozan Groin out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Toronto
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