Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 2/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Cleveland Cavaliers (34-16) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Toronto Raptors (18-33).

The Cavaliers played the Nets and went home with a win by a final score of 118-95 in their last game. Cleveland wrapped up the game with a 53.8% field goal percentage (43 out of 80) and converted 15 of 37 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 17 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected a total of 48 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 26 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the floor on 37 out of 93 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 22 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Brooklyn grabbed 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 13 blocked shots. Brooklyn shot 78.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 shots. They also buried 10 out of their 25 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 18 while the Nets totaled 17 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who was a factor in this game. Mitchell finished the game shooting 55.6% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He was on the court for 30 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He recorded 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this contest with a record of 34-16 for the campaign. They have an average of 114.8 points per game (16th in basketball) while going 48.2% from the floor. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (670 of 1,849) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 45.1 boards per game and has 1,345 dimes for the season, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,214 relinquished on the campaign. The Cavaliers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (1,991 of 4,387) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (109.3).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 123-117 when they faced the Hornets. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Charlotte to collect 38 in total (9 offensive). They shot 41.0% from 3-point land by going 16 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). The Raptors allowed the Hornets to bury 44 of their 90 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.9% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors finished shooting 43 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Toronto knocked down 17 of their 33 attempts (51.5%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a clip of 83.3%. The Hornets earned 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Raptors recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game.

RJ Barrett was important for the Raptors for the game. Barrett earned 23 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 dimes in this contest. He made 9 out of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 18-33 on the season. The Raptors are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 29.5 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. Toronto has accumulated 5,837 pts for the campaign (114.5 per contest) and they grab 43.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raptors are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the league.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 117.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Toronto defense allows 37.8% from downtown (676 of 1,790) and their opponents are making 80.4% of their foul shots. They give up 28.1 dimes and 44.0 boards per contest, ranking them 25th and 16th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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