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Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 215.
The Cavaliers were a 114-106 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Bucks. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (220) made winners of OVER bettors.
Toronto won its last outing, a 113-106 result against the Knicks on December 21. The Raptors covered in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 219 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Toronto:
Team record: 14-18 SU,16-16 ATS
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 22-11 SU,18-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cleveland's last 18 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Los Angeles Tuesday, December 27
Cleveland home to Brooklyn Monday, December 26