Cavaliers at Raptors 10/17/18 - NBA Basketball ATS Pick & Betting Odds
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors
NBA: 7:35 PM ET
Oct. 17, 2018
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : TOR -12 O/U 214
It is amazing how much things can change from one season to the next but that is the NBA in a nutshell in recent years. Last season the Cavaliers were a 2.5 point favorite at Toronto in a January match-up. This season, they open up an underdog by a dozen points here.
Toronto has added Kawhi Leonard and the Cavaliers no longer have LeBron James. Huge addition for the Raptors and, of course, monumental loss for Cleveland.
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The result of a huge off-season in the NBA is that the Raptors are likely to prove every bit worthy of being favored by a dozen points in this opening game. It is a huge revenge game for Toronto as they look to make up for being ousted from the playoffs by Cleveland.
The Raptors were one of the best teams in the league last season for scoring at home and the Cavaliers were one of the worst teams in the league last season for points allowed on the road.
Recent Betting Trends:
Cavaliers 27-41 ATS in games played in first half of season.
Cleveland 5-1 ATS L6 games against Raptors.
O/U 5-2 in last 7 meetings between Cavaliers and Raptors.
Raptors 1-5 ATS last 6 games versus Cavaliers in Toronto.
Toronto 41-25 ATS in games played in first half of season.
Raptors O/U 5-2 in last 7 home games versus Cavaliers.
Free Betting Pick: Toronto Raptors -12
When you couple key factors like the home scoring of Toronto with Cleveland's road woes on defense along with the fact that LeBron James is gone and Kawhi Leonard has arrived you can see why the edges are huge for the Raptors here.
Toronto is looking to erase years of frustration against the Cavaliers all in one night and they just might do it too considering the huge motivation. Given the above, a home blowout is in the forecast here and the best bet (value) is to play the Raptors based on a projected final score of Toronto 120, Cleveland 101