In a contest featuring one of the hottest teams in the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers (34-16, 9-1 in their last 10) face the Toronto Raptors (19-33) at Scotiabank Arena on February 10, 2024. The Cavaliers are favorites by 8.5 points. The matchup’s over/under is set at 230.
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Spread: Raptors (+8.5) to Cover
- The model and DraftKings both have the Cavaliers taking home the win, but the model has them winning by slightly less (6.4 points). Lean towards taking the Raptors.
- Toronto is 24-27-1 ATS this season.
- The Raptors are 3-2 ATS this season when playing as at least 8.5-point underdogs.
- So far this season, Cleveland has put together a 27-21-2 record against the spread.
- The Cavaliers have covered the spread four times this season (4-6-1 ATS) when playing as at least 8.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 230
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 2.0 points highter than the model projection.
- Cleveland and its opponent have broken the 230-point mark 21 times this year.
- Toronto’s games have finished with over 230 points scored 27 times this season.
- In the Cavaliers’ 50 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 22 times.
- So far this season, 28 out of the Raptors’ 52 games with an over/under have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Cavaliers (-375)
- Prediction: Cavaliers 117, Raptors 111
- Cleveland has won 26, or 81.2%, of the 32 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Toronto has been chosen as underdogs in 33 games this year and has walked away with the win eight times (24.2%) in those games.
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Max Strus Assists Prop: Over 2.5
- Max Strus posts 12.3 points, 5.1 boards and 3.6 assists per contest, shooting 40.6% from the floor and 33.8% from downtown with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game.
- Strus’ assist average — 3.6 — is higher than Saturday’s assist over/under (2.5).
- Strus is 27-for-49 at picking up more assists than his over/under this season.
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Scottie Barnes Points Prop: Under 19.5
- On a per-game basis, Scottie Barnes gives the Raptors 20.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists. He also averages 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocked shots.
- Saturday’s over/under for Barnes is 19.5 points, 0.6 fewer than his season average.
- Barnes has hit the over on his points prop on 25 occasions this season (in 52 games with such a prop).
- The Cavaliers are putting up 114.8 points per game this season (16th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really provided a lift defensively, ceding only 109.3 points per game (second-best).
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