Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: SN

The Toronto Raptors (34-29) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-27).

The Raptors took the court against the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-97 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Raptors ended up with 18 and the Magic racked up 8 fouls. They converted 11 out of their 37 attempts from three-point range. Orlando ended up going 95.2% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, Orlando collected 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Orlando distributed 55 assists and had 24 steals for the contest. Concerning the defense, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 37.9% from the floor on 36 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 54 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Raptors buried 11 of their 17 tries for a rate of 64.7%. Toronto walked away from the contest with a 39.8% field goal percentage (37 out of 93) and converted 12 out of their 37 three-point shots.

Pascal Siakam is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away with 34 points on 13 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also grabbed 14 boards. Siakam finished shooting 65.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Toronto will enter this contest with a record of 34-29 this season. They currently have an average of 108.4 points per outing (19th in the league) on 44.3% from the floor. The Raptors are hitting 35.3% on three-point shots (763 of 2,163) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,391 assists so far this season, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They surrender 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 8th in the league in PPG from their opponents (107.3). The Raptors defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,456 of 5,320) and they relinquish 44.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,577 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-119 against the 76ers. The Cavaliers were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The 76ers committed 11 fouls in the game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. Regarding 3-point shots, Cleveland made 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). Overall, the Cavaliers ended up going 44 for 82 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7%. The Cavaliers permitted the 76ers to knock down 41 of their 75 attempts from the field which left them shooting 54.7% for the matchup. They went 42.4% from 3-point land by going 14 of 33 and finished the contest at 29 out of 32 at the free throw line (90.6%). In the matter of rebounding, Cleveland allowed Philadelphia to snag 27 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Darius Garland ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for the contest. Garland recorded 26 points in his 43 minutes on the hardwood and had 19 dimes for the game. He converted 10 out of 22 in this game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 36-27 so far this year. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls every game while shooting 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.8 times per game. Cleveland has accounted for 6,720 points so far this season (106.7 per game) and they grab 44.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league.

The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 1st in basketball in points allowed per game with 103.3. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense concedes 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (731 of 2,112) and their opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 23.3 assists and 43.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 8th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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