Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Toronto is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland -5 was the opening favorite and current line is Cleveland -4.5.

Toronto Team Statistics

Toronto enters this game with a win-loss record of 2-1. As a team, they surrender possession 12.4 times a game and commit 20.4 personal fouls a game. So far this season, Toronto has grabbed 42.7 rebounds per game and earned 724 dimes, which ranks them 27th in NBA passing statistics. From the free throw line, the Raptors are shooting 79.2% and they are shooting 32.2% from 3-point range (331 of 1,027). While shooting 44.9% from the field, they average 111.2 points per game (20th in the league).

Defensively, the Raptors force 17.0 turnovers and draw 21.3 fouls per game. As a team, they're allowing 35.9% on 3-pointers, while they're 8th in the league with 110.9 points allowed per contest. The Raptors surrender a 48.9% FG percentage (1,278 of 2,616) and 41.9 rebounds per game. With 827 assists surrendered so far this season, they rank 24th in the NBA.

With a power ranking of 20, Toronto is ranked #22 in offense (scoring an average of 111.10 per game), #8 in defense (allowing an average of 111.10 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-18 (16-16 ATS) this season.

Cleveland Team Statistics

On the year, Cleveland has a 22-11 win-loss record. They are 7th in the league with 48.0% field goal percentage on offense. On the season, Cleveland has scored 3,663 points (111.0 points per game) and collected 42.9 rebounds. As a team, they get an assist 23.4 times per game (23rd in the league) and turn the ball over 14.6 times per game. There are 19.2 personal fouls committed by the Cavaliers per game, and they shoot 80.0% from free throw range.