The Toronto Raptors (46-37) and Cleveland Cavaliers (53-30) run it back for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs first round.
Cleveland won Game 1, 126-113, behind 32 points from Donovan Mitchell, a 22-point and 10 assist double-double from James Harden, plus 24 points off the bench for Max Strus. The Cavaliers as a team shot 54% from the field and 50% from three.
The Raptors won all three regular season games versus the Cavaliers, but those contests were without Harden in the lineup for Cleveland. Toronto had four players score 17 or more points and as a team, the Raptors shot 48% from three and 52% from the field.
Lets take a closer look at tonight’s matchup and take into consideration lineups, injuries, and other factors affecting the line and total.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds courtesy of DraftKings recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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The latest odds as of Monday courtesy of DraftKings:
Moneyline: Cleveland Cavaliers (-360), Toronto Raptors (+285)
This game sits right where it opened with Cleveland favored by 8.5 and the Game Total set at 221.5.
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Immanuel Quickley (hamstring) has been declared QUESTIONABLE of tonight’s game
Cleveland is 42-41 to the Under and 24-18 to the Under as the home team
Toronto is 50-33 to the Under, ranking tied for second-best
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
Spread: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Cavaliers -8.5 ATS
Total: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Game Total UNDER 222.5