Free NBA Picks Today: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors 12/23/22

Free NBA Picks Today: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors 12/23/22
Fri 23rd December 2022

The Toronto Raptors (14-18, 4-12 Away) will try to break down the league’s top scoring defense when they are on the road to face the Cleveland Cavaliers (22-11, 16-2 Home) on Friday.

Toronto beat the New York Knicks 113-106 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Pascal Siakam led the way with 52 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.

The Raptors are the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference.Cleveland won their fifth in a row on Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 114-106. Donovan Mitchell had 36 points and six assists to lead the team.

The Cavaliers are third in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the Milwaukee Bucks.It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. After taking both of the earlier season matchups against Cleveland, the most recent of which was a 100-88 victory at Scotiabank Arena on November 28, their third straight head-to-head victory, Toronto will be aiming for a season sweep.

OG Anunoby led the Raptors with 20 points. Darius Garland had 18 points and 10 assists in the losing effort. Fred VanVleet (19.0 ppg), Anunoby (18.6), and Gary Trent Jr. (16.9) are leading the Raptors in scoring this season. VanVleet also has dished 6.1 assists per game. Meanwhile, Scottie Barnes is grabbing 6.6 rebounds per game.

Mitchell (29.5 ppg) has supplied much of the Cavs’ offense. He ranks as the seventh-highest scorer in the league. Garland is doling out 7.8 assists per game, fifth-most in the league, and Jarrett Allen is posting 10.2 rebounds per game (9th).

The Cavaliers are the top scoring defense in the NBA with 104.5 points per game allowed. The Raptors are 3-7 in their last 10 visits to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Cleveland has won five straight at home this season.

Toronto is 3-7 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -1.2 (112.8-114.0). Cleveland has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 107.2 points per game on average while allowing 102.0 (+5.2 margin).

RAPTORS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Gary Trent Jr.: 13.0 | 20.4 | -7.4
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 27.4 | 19.0 | +8.4
Gary Trent Jr.: 11.0 | 16.9 | -5.9
Rebounds per game:
Scottie Barnes: 4.8 | 6.6 | -1.8

CAVALIERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Lamar Stevens: 17.5 | 11.6 | +5.9

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Cleveland Cavaliers (-190)

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