Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 10/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-5.0)

The Cleveland Cavaliers (48-34 last season) are on their way to Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Toronto Raptors (25-57 last year). Cleveland opens as 5.0-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 223.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 113-98 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 16 while the Celtics finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also buried 19 of 43 attempts from beyond the arc. Boston went 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 12 tries. Additionally, Boston snagged 43 boards (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Boston recorded 32 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 52.5% from the field on 42 of 80 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for this contest while creating 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned a total of 28 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 9 of 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Cleveland wrapped up the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (38 out of 79) and knocked down 13 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc.

Evan Mobley is someone who came through in the matchup. Mobley finished the contest at 62.5% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes. He was on the court for 43 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He walked away with 33 points on 15 out of 24 shooting.

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Cleveland will enter this game after finishing with a record of 48-34 last year. They lost possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a group committed 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Cleveland grabbed 43.3 boards per game and racked up 2,299 dimes throughout last season, which was 8th in basketball in terms of passing. The Cavaliers shot 36.7% on three-point shots (1,108 of 3,016) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They had an average of 112.6 points per outing (20th in the league) while hitting 47.9% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Cavaliers were able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and they drew 18.7 fouls. They gave up 37.1% on shots from distance and they ranked 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (110.2). The Cavaliers defense allowed a shooting percentage of 46.3% (3,323 of 7,176) and they conceded 42.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They were 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,071 surrendered last season.

In their last game, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-103 against the Heat. The Raptors earned 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this game. They also turned the ball over 21 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Heat committed 21 fouls for this game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of those for a clip of 85.7%. In regard to shots from distance, Toronto knocked down 9 of their 34 attempts (26.5%). When the game finished, the Raptors shot 38 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 42.2%. The Raptors permitted the Heat to bury 46 of 87 tries from the floor which had them at 52.9% in the matchup. They went 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 36 and ended up shooting 17 out of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Miami to get 48 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Gary Trent Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors in the game. He converted 6 out of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 42.9%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Trent tallied 18 points in his 23 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist in this contest.

Toronto had a win-loss record of 25-57 last season. As an offensive unit, the Raptors shot 47.1% from the floor, which had them ranked 16th in the NBA. Toronto tallied 9,213 points over the course of last year (112.4 per contest) and they snagged 42.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 28.5 times per game (6th in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Raptors were responsible for committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they shot 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense surrendered 37.6% on 3-pointers (1,120 of 2,979) and opponents made 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 28.6 dimes and 45.2 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 27th and 26th in those defensive categories. The Raptors on defense were ranked 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 118.8. They forced 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 49.1% from the field (26th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-5.0)

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