The Toronto Raptors (8-29) travel to face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers (32-4) on Thursday, January 9th. This game will be played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland and televised on SN. The Cavaliers are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Raptors are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Raptors. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Raptors vs Cavaliers

The Raptors Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Raptors fell to 8-29 on the season after a 112-98 road loss to the Knicks on Wednesday. Toronto entered the game as +12 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game were 210, well below the O/U line of 233.5.

Toronto trailed 28-24 after the 1st quarter and played the Knicks evenly in the 2nd, with both teams scoring 27 points. An 11-0 run by the Knicks stretched the score from 68-62 to 79-62, and the Raptors couldn’t recover, entering the 4th quarter down 86-76 and being outscored 26-22 in the final period.

The Cavaliers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Cavaliers improved to 32-4 on the season with a 129-122 win over the Thunder on Wednesday. Cleveland, favored by 3 points, covered the spread at home, winning by 7. The game’s total score of 251 points exceeded the O/U line of 230.5 by 20.5 points.

After trailing 32-25 at the end of the 1st quarter, Cleveland responded with a 37-27 2nd quarter. The Thunder edged the Cavs 43-41 in the 3rd, but Cleveland clamped down defensively in the 4th, holding OKC to 20 points while scoring 26 to seal the win.

Raptors Offense Breakdown

In the Raptors’ 112-98 loss to the Knicks, Immanuel Quickley led the way with 22 points, shooting 58.3% from the field and hitting 3 threes at 50%. Scottie Barnes added 18 points, with 9 coming in the 2nd quarter, and RJ Barrett contributed 16 points, including 7 in the opening period.

As a team, Toronto shot 49.4% from the field and connected on 38.5% of their threes, making 10 from beyond the arc. Quickley scored 8 points in both the 2nd and 3rd quarters, while Barnes added 7 in the 3rd.

Cavaliers Offense Breakdown

Jarrett Allen’s 25 points and 11 rebounds on 81.8% shooting led the Cavaliers to a 129-122 win over the Thunder, with Evan Mobley adding 21 points and 10 boards. Darius Garland contributed 18 points, while Max Strus chipped in 17.

Cleveland shot 52.2% from the field and hit 15 threes at a 41.7% clip. Ty Jerome scored 8 of his 15 points in the 4th quarter, while Mobley added 7 in the final period.

Raptors Team Defense

Defensively, the Raptors allowed 112 points to the Knicks, with their toughest stretch coming in the 3rd quarter, where they gave up 31 points. Toronto held New York to 28 points in the 1st quarter and 26 in the 4th.

The Raptors limited the Knicks to 12 made threes on 36% shooting. New York also went 16/20 from the free-throw line. Toronto recorded 9 steals and 6 blocks but gave up 15 offensive rebounds.

Cavaliers Team Defense

Defensively, the Raptors gave up 112 points to the Knicks, allowing 28 in the 1st quarter and 31 in the 3rd. They held New York to 27 points in the 2nd and 26 in the 4th. The Knicks shot 47% from the field.

Toronto limited New York to 12 made threes on 36% shooting. The Knicks also went 16/20 from the free-throw line. The Raptors recorded 9 steals and 6 blocks in the game.

Raptors vs Cavaliers Trends

• Through their last five road contests, the Raptors offense has averaged 104 points per game while allowing an average of 129. Toronto posted an overall record of 0-5 while going 1-4 ATS.
• In their last three home games, Cleveland has averaged 123 points per game while allowing 109. The team’s record in this stretch was 3-0 while going 3-0 vs. the spread.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Raptors have a straight up record of 0-10 and an ATS mark of 3-6-1.
• As the betting favorite, the Cavaliers have an ATS record of 4-1 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 5-0.

Raptors vs Cavaliers Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +15.5, we have the Raptors as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 235 and given that our model is projecting 295 points between the teams, we like the over.

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