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Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -14.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 129-122 winner at home against the Thunder. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (251) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
The Raptors were a 112-98 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Knicks. They failed to cover the +12-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (210) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 8-29 SU,21-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 32-4 SU,26-10 ATS
Current Streak: won 11 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games
Next up:
Toronto at Detroit Saturday, January 11
Cleveland home to Indiana Sunday, January 12