Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 10/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+5)

Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Toronto opens as 5-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 214.5.

The Cavaliers faced off with the Bucks and notched a win by a score of 133-115 in their last contest of last year. In relation to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 26 while the Bucks racked up 14 fouls. They also made 12 of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished the game at 78.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 25 of their 32 tries. Moreover, Milwaukee totaled 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Milwaukee earned 27 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 44.3% from the field on 39 out of 88 shooting. They also distributed 39 dimes for the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 48 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 12 of 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Cleveland wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.3% field goal percentage (51 out of 94) and made 19 of 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Darius Garland is someone who came through in the matchup. He racked up 11 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He played 23 minutes played and also grabbed 2 boards. Garland finished 57.1% from the floor and recorded 8 assists.

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Cleveland steps onto the court after finishing with a record of 44-38 last year. They had an average of 107.8 points per contest (25th in the league) while going 46.9% from the floor. The Cavaliers shot 35.5% from downtown (953 of 2,686) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland pulled in 44.2 rebounds per game and accumulated 2,064 dimes last season, which was 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 14.4 times per game and as a group committed 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers were able to force their opponents into 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They conceded 35.3% from 3-point land and they were 5th in the NBA in points per game allowed (105.7). The Cavaliers defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (3,236 of 7,152) and they surrendered 42.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They were 12th in the league in giving up assists with 1,978 surrendered last season.

When they last played in the 2021-22 season, the Raptors went home defeated by a final of 132-97 when they faced the 76ers. Concerning rebounding, Toronto permitted Philadelphia to get 47 in all (10 offensive). They finished 40.0% from three-point range by going 16 of 40 and finished the contest at 22 of 23 at the free throw line (95.7%). The Raptors permitted the 76ers to bury 47 out of their 81 tries from the field which had them shooting 58.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors went 35 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.3%. In terms of three-point shots, Toronto knocked down 7 out of 35 tries (20.0%). They were able to make 20 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. The 76ers earned 22 fouls in this game which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Raptors pulled down 22 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup.

Chris Boucher ended up having an impact for the Raptors for the game. He converted 7 of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 10 rebounds. Boucher had 25 points in his 32 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Toronto had a win-loss mark of 48-34 last year. The Raptors committed 19.6 fouls every game and they hit 75.9% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 22.1 times per game (29th in basketball) and they coughed up possession 12.5 times per contest. Toronto earned 8,970 points over the course of last season (109.4 per game) and they grabbed 45.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Raptors shot 44.5% from the field, which was ranked 25th in the NBA.

The Toronto defense gave up 35.4% on 3-point shots (1,014 of 2,861) and their opposition made 78.9% of their foul shots. They surrendered 25.3 dimes and 44.0 boards per game, which had them ranked 20th and 14th in those defensive categories. The Raptors defensively were ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 107.1. They forced their opponents into 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (17th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-5)

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