Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/26/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: SN

The Cleveland Cavaliers (19-13) will try to beat the Toronto Raptors (14-15) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday.

The Raptors played the Warriors and notched a win by a score of 119-100 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Raptors finished with 21 and the Warriors finished the game with 20 fouls. They converted 11 of their 36 tries from 3-point land. Golden State went 71.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Golden State totaled 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Golden State doled out 47 assists and had 26 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 46.8% from the field on 37 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in the game in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Raptors made 15 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 65.2%. Toronto walked away from the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (45 out of 90) and made 14 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Fred VanVleet is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He recorded 27 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. VanVleet finished shooting 52.9% from the field and distributed 12 dimes.

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Toronto will play this game with a win-loss record of 14-15 this season. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Toronto is collecting 44.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 625 dimes so far this year, which ranks 29th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Raptors are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (338 of 984) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 106.4 points per outing (20th in the NBA) while shooting 44.0% from the field.

On defense, the Raptors are able to force 0.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 0.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.3% on shots from downtown while they are 30th in the league in points per game allowed (3.8). The Raptors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (40 of 87) and they concede 1.6 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 25 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-101 against the Celtics. The Cavaliers were able to snag 38 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 in the game. They also coughed it up 15 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Celtics had 13 fouls for this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Cleveland converted 9 of their 38 attempts (23.7%). In all, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 36 for 92 from the field which had them at 39.1%. The Cavaliers allowed the Celtics to convert 43 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.7% in this matchup. They finished 36.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 out of 30 and finished the game at 14 of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). When discussing how they rebounded, Cleveland allowed Boston to collect 36 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Darius Garland ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in this game. He converted 11 out of 22 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. Garland recorded 28 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes in this contest.

Cleveland has a mark of 19-13 on the year. The Cavaliers commit 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 79.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.0 times per game (9th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.8 times per contest. Cleveland has totaled 3,418 pts for the season (106.8 per game) and they average 45.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in the league.

The Cleveland defense surrenders 32.4% on 3-point shots (11 of 34) and their opponents are making 75.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 0.8 assists and 1.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 12th and 8th in the NBA. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 1st in the league in points given up per game with 3.3. They are forcing 0.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (7th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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