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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 Monday when they battle at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -2.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 129-127 loser as they battled the Pistons on the road. The Raptors failed to cover in the match as a -4-point favorite, while 256 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 119-111 loser at home against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (230) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 18-14 SU,15-15-2 ATS
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 12-20 SU,14-17-1 ATS
Toronto is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to Washington Wednesday, January 3
Toronto at Memphis Wednesday, January 3