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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -9.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 98-97 result against the Thunder on December 29. The Raptors failed to cover in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 195 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland was a 94-88 winner in its last match on the road against the Timberwolves. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 182 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 10-22 SU,14-16-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
Toronto:
Team record: 22-11 SU,19-14 ATS
Toronto is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Toronto is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to Charlotte Thursday, January 2
Toronto at Miami Thursday, January 2