The Toronto Raptors (8-29) are heavy underdogs (+15.5) as they look to break a six-game road losing streak when they square off against the Cleveland Cavaliers (32-4) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on SportsNet and FDSOH.

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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet and FDSOH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 125 – Raptors 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Raptors

• Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 15.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-19.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (234.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 231.5

• The Cavaliers have covered more often than the Raptors this year, putting up an ATS record of 26-10-0, as opposed to the 21-16-0 mark of the Raptors.
• Toronto covers the spread when it is a 15.5-point underdog or more 50% of the time. That’s more often than Cleveland covers as a favorite of 15.5 or more (33.3%).
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Toronto and its opponents don’t do it as often (51.4% of the time) as Cleveland and its opponents (63.9%).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Raptors are 7-27, while the Cavaliers are 30-3 as moneyline favorites.

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers have been led by their offense, as they rank second-best in the NBA by scoring 122.7 points per game. They rank 11th in the league in points allowed (111.0 per contest).
• With 43.7 boards per game, Cleveland is 18th in the NBA. It gives up 44.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks 16th in the league.
• The Cavaliers have been tallying plenty of assists in 2024-25, ranking fourth-best in the NBA with 29.3 dimes per game.
• Cleveland is top-five this season in turnovers, ranking fourth-best in the league with 12.4 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranks seventh with 14.6 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Cavaliers are playing well when it comes to three-point shooting, as they rank second-best in the league in three-pointers (16.3 per game) and best in shooting percentage from downtown (40.5%).

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Raptors Performance Insights

• On offense the Raptors are the 21st-ranked squad in the NBA (110.7 points per game). On defense they are fourth-worst (118.8 points allowed per game).
• Toronto collects 44.0 rebounds per game and give up 43.7 boards, ranking 16th and 11th, respectively, in the NBA.
• At 28.6 assists per game, the Raptors are sixth in the NBA.
• Toronto is the fourth-worst team in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.9) and 19th in turnovers forced (13.6).
• Beyond the arc, the Raptors are worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (11.4). They are ranked 22nd in 3-point percentage at 34.3%.

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