Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, November 28, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors will play the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Cavaliers faced the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 117-102 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 17 and the Bucks recorded 22 fouls. They also made 15 of their 32 tries from long range. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 72.0% at the free throw line by burying 18 of 25 shots. Additionally, Milwaukee snagged 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Milwaukee earned 27 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In relation to the defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 42 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 22 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Cleveland ended having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (34 of 87) and knocked down 12 of 33 3-pointers.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He accumulated 29 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Mitchell finished 45.8% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Cleveland enters this one with a win-loss mark of 12-7 for the season. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Cleveland is snagging 43.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 461 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are hitting 39.6% on shots from beyond the arc (237 of 598) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.8 pts per game (10th in the NBA) while shooting 48.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 10th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 456 surrendered on the campaign. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (741 of 1,618) and they surrender 39.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 36.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 6th in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 105-100 against the Mavericks. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Toronto allowed Dallas to pull down 34 in all (4 on the offensive side). They shot 28.2% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 39 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Raptors permitted the Mavericks to convert 35 out of 73 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Raptors went 38 out of 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Toronto knocked down 8 out of 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a clip of 80.8%. The Mavericks were called for 26 fouls for this game which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Raptors earned 31 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this matchup.

Fred VanVleet ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors for this contest. He made 7 out of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. VanVleet racked up 26 points in his 41 mins of playing time and totaled 7 assists in the matchup.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 10-9 this year. The Raptors are responsible for committing 20.7 fouls per game and they hit 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.9 times per game (25th in the league) and they turn it over 12.9 times per game. Toronto has scored 2,116 points this year (111.4 per contest) and they pull down 44.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Raptors are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in the NBA.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.6. They are forcing 17.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (27th in basketball). The Toronto defense gives up 35.8% from downtown (234 of 653) and their opposition knocks down 80.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 26.7 assists and 41.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 24th and 5th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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