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Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 207.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 111-101 loser on the road against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (212) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 119-100 winner as they battled the Warriors at home. The Raptors covered in the match as a -8-point favorite, while 219 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 14-15 SU,14-15 ATS
Toronto is 7-14-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Toronto's last 19 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland:
Team record: 19-13 SU,25-6-1 ATS
Cleveland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cleveland's last 19 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Next up:
Toronto home to Philadelphia Tuesday, December 28
Cleveland at New Orleans Tuesday, December 28