The Cleveland Cavaliers play the Toronto Raptors as 5.5-point favorites in the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season for both teams on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on SportsNet and FDS-OH.

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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet and FDS-OH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Venue: Scotiabank Arena

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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 116 – Raptors 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Raptors

• Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-7.2)
• Pick OU:

  Over (222.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.7

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• On offense, the Cavaliers were the 20th-ranked team in the league (112.6 points per game) last season. On defense, they were seventh (110.2 points allowed per game).
• Cleveland grabbed 43.3 rebounds per game and gave up 42.7 boards last year, ranking 16th and 10th, respectively, in the league.
• With 28 assists per game last year, the Cavaliers were eighth in the NBA.
• At 12.7 turnovers committed per game and 12.8 turnovers forced last year, Cleveland was 16th and 18th in the NBA, respectively.
• The Cavaliers made 13.5 3-pointers per game and shot 36.7% from beyond the arc last year, ranking seventh and 15th, respectively, in the NBA.

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Raptors Performance Insights

• Last year the Raptors put up 112.4 points per game (21st-ranked in NBA) and gave up 118.8 points per contest (25th-ranked).
• Toronto ranked 22nd in the NBA with 42.7 rebounds per game, but it allowed 45.2 rebounds per game, which ranked fifth-worst in the league.
• The Raptors tallied plenty of assists last season, ranking fifth-best in the NBA with 28.5 per contest.
• Toronto averaged 13.4 turnovers per game (19th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest (12th-ranked).
• In terms of threes, the Raptors struggled, as they ranked fifth-worst in the league in threes made (11.5 per game) and fourth-worst in three-point percentage (34.7%).

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