Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction NBA Picks 10/23/24

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors collide at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. Here’s a Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction. This article will include a Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Pick.

Cleveland Cavaliers 

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be eager to build on last season where they won 48 games to finish 4th in the Eastern Conference, before they got bounced out by the Celtics. What made the season more impressive was that they were dealt some pesky injuries to Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert which stalled their progress constantly. Given their success, the Cavaliers decided to stay quiet in the offseason, re-signing Jarrett Allen, Donovan Mitchell, and Evan Mobley while assigning Kenny Atkinson as the new head coach in a questionable move. I expect we will continue to see the Cavaliers climb the rankings, especially if Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, and Darius Garland can stay healthy. The Cavs will take on the Pistons after this one.

Toronto Raptors 

Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors will be hoping to wipe their memories clean after losing 19 of their final 21 regular season games to finish with a horrendous 25-57 overall record last season. During the season, the Raptors acquired RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley while trading away Pascal Siakam. The only real bright spot for the Raptors in a horrid season was Scottie Barnes who made the most of extra playing time to finish with averages of 19.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game. The Raptors are set for another rebuilding year, so keep your expectations low, but surely they can’t be worse than they were last season. The Raptors will play against the 76ers following this game.

Why the Cleveland Cavaliers will win

• The Raptors have lost 20 of their last 21 games as underdogs.
• The favorites have won 18 of the Raptors’ last 19 games at Scotiabank Arena.
• The Raptors have failed to cover the spread in 14 of their last 15 games as home underdogs.
• The favorites have covered the spread in 13 of the Raptors’ last 14 games at Scotiabank Arena.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the Raptors’ last five night games at Scotiabank Arena has gone OVER the total points line.
• Four of the Cavaliers’ last five season openers as favorites have gone UNDER the total points line.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction

Both teams are shorthanded with the Cavaliers missing Max Strus and the Raptors missing RJ Barrett, Kelly Olynyk, and Bruce Brown. It is no surprise that the Cavaliers are road favorites in this spot and I think it’s warranted, given how poor the Raptors were last season. This could be a close contest to start the season, but the Raptors are already missing a bunch of players and I think that will cost them here. The Cavaliers won two of three meetings over the Raptors last season and I think that trend continues here as the Cavaliers kick their season off with a solid win and cover on the road at this reasonable line.