The Cleveland Cavaliers (13-7, 5-6 Away), one of the league’s top scoring teams, head to face the Toronto Raptors (10-9, 7-2 Home) on Monday. Cleveland is playing on back-to-back days after beating the Detroit Pistons 102-94 at Little Caesars Arena yesterday. Donovan Mitchell was a top performer with 32 points.
The Cavaliers are the third seed in the Eastern Conference, three games behind the Boston Celtics. Toronto were victorious on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena, beating the Dallas Mavericks 105-100. Fred VanVleet had 26 points, seven assists, and six rebounds, leading the team.
The Raptors are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Toronto will be pursuing a season sweep against Cleveland after earning the win in the only earlier matchup 108-105 at Scotiabank Arena on October 19. Mitchell led both teams in scoring with 31 points and nine assists in the loss. Pascal Siakam had 23 points for the Raptors, while VanVleet added 15 points.
The Cavs have been led this season by Mitchell, who is averaging 30.1 points per game, best in the league. Meanwhile, Jarrett Allen is grabbing 10.8 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Darius Garland is dishing 7.9 assists (1st). OG Anunoby (18.9 ppg) and Gary Trent Jr. (16.3) have supplied much of the Raptors’ offense. Anunoby leads the NBA in scoring, while Trent Jr. is first.
Chris Boucher is collecting 6.9 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Scottie Barnes is doling out 5.2 assists (1st).The Cavaliers rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the league, fifth-best with 114.2 points per game.
The Raptors have had the advantage in the Cavaliers’ last 10 visits to Scotiabank Arena, winning seven. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are 2-1 when playing two days in a row this season and 2-0 with a rest disadvantage.
The Raptors are 0-1 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Cleveland is 5-5 with an average margin of +2.7 (112.0-109.3). Toronto has also split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 112.5 points per game on average while scoring only 109.5 (-3.0 margin).
CAVALIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cedi Osman: 19.6 | 14.0 | +5.7
Kevin Love: 5.0 | 20.3 | -15.2
Points per game:
Caris LeVert: 0.0 | 11.6 | -11.6
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Love: 4.0 | 7.2 | -3.2
Assists per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 3.4 | 5.2 | -1.8
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Thaddeus Young: 21.6 | 11.8 | +9.9
Points per game:
OG Anunoby: 23.8 | 18.9 | +4.9
Rebounds per game:
Chris Boucher: 10.8 | 6.9 | +3.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Cleveland Cavaliers (+125)
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