In the 2024-25 season opener for both teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers are favored by 5.5 points against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on SportsNet and FDS-OH. The matchup’s over/under is set at 222.5.
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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game day: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Game time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV channel: SportsNet and FDS-OH
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Arena: Scotiabank Arena
- Favorite: Cavaliers (-5.5)
- Total: 222.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cavaliers vs. Raptors Betting Statistics
- Cleveland went 38-41-3 ATS last season.
- The Cavaliers covered the spread nine times last season (9-14-2 ATS) when playing as at least 5.5-point favorites.
- Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total 40 times in Cavaliers games.
- Toronto put together a 36-46-0 record against the spread last season.
- The Raptors had an ATS record of 13-20 when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs last year.
- A total of 42 of the Raptors’ games last season went over the point total.
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Cavaliers Trends & Top Players
- The Cavaliers shot 47.9% from the field last season, 1.2 percentage points lower than the 49.1% the Raptors allowed to opponents.
- In games Cleveland shot higher than 49.1% from the field, it went 17-10-2 against the spread and 23-6 overall.
- Cleveland went 20-15-1 against the spread and 25-11 overall when it shot better than 37.6% from distance.
- Last year, the Cavaliers averaged 112.6 points per game, 6.2 fewer points than the 118.8 the Raptors gave up.
- Cleveland went 14-7 against the spread and 16-5 overall last season when scoring more than 118.8 points.
- Donovan Mitchell put up 26.6 points per game last season to go with 5.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists.
- Jarrett Allen pulled down 10.5 rebounds per game, while Darius Garland notched 6.5 assists per contest.
- Mitchell knocked down 3.3 threes per game a season ago.
Raptors Trends & Top Players
- The Raptors shot 47.1% from the field, 0.8% higher than the 46.3% the Cavaliers’ opponents shot last season.
- Toronto went 24-22 against the spread and 19-27 overall when it shot better than 46.3% from the field.
- Toronto went 21-9 against the spread and 16-14 overall when shooting over 37.1% as a team from three-point range.
- The Raptors averaged just 2.2 more points per game last year (112.4) than the Cavaliers allowed (110.2).
- Toronto went 28-16 against the spread and 23-21 overall when it scored more than 110.2 points last season.
- Scottie Barnes scored 19.9 points, grabbed 8.2 boards and dished out 6.1 assists per game last season.
- Immanuel Quickley knocked down 2.5 threes per game a season ago.