NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Raptors Picks for January 9

Published 6:39 am Thursday, January 9, 2025

The Toronto Raptors (8-29) are heavy underdogs (by 15.5 points) to end a six-game road losing streak when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (32-4) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET.

To find the best bets you can make on Thursday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Game Info

  • When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
  • TV: SportsNet and FDSOH
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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 15.5)

  • Cleveland’s record against the spread is 26-10-0.
  • Toronto has covered the spread 21 times in 37 games.
  • The Cavaliers have one win ATS (1-2) as a 15.5-point favorite or greater this season.
  • The Raptors have won once ATS (1-1) as a 15.5-point underdog or greater this year.

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Pick OU:

Under (234.5)

  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have gone over 234.5 combined points in 15 of 36 games this season.
  • The Raptors have played 15 games this season that finished with a combined score over 234.5 points.
  • Cleveland has had an average of 228.2 points in its games this season, 6.3 fewer than this matchup’s total.
  • Toronto has had an average of 228.3 points scored in its games so far this season, 6.2 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
  • The Cavaliers are the third-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Raptors have scored the 14th-most points.
  • This matchup features the league’s 26th-ranked (Raptors) and 10th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-1408)

  • This season, the Cavaliers have been favored 33 times and won 30, or 90.9%, of those games.
  • The Raptors have won in seven, or 20.6%, of the 34 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Cleveland has been at least a -1408 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
  • Toronto has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +825 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Cavaliers, based on the moneyline, is 93.4%.

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