NBA Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Game 2 Spead and Prediction

With the guest team managing to do the break and steal the home court advantage, last season’s finalists and 4^th-best team of the East Cleveland Cavaliers (50-32), who now lead 1-0 in the series after a thrilling overtime victory, are visiting once again the best team of the East Toronto Raptors (59-23), who are looking to bounce back today.  

In the first game two days ago, the Raptors eventually fall apart and could not hold a double digit lead they had from the opening quarter. The Cavs forced the game in overtime led by LeBron James’ triple double with 26 points, 13 dimes and 11 boards and got away with the road victory with a 113-112 score for a 1-0 lead in the series.

Raptors had a 59-23 record in the regular season and finished in the first place of the East. In game one of this series they saw a 2-game winning streak end with a home loss in overtime with a 113-112 score. Cleveland had a 50-32 record in the regular season and finished in the fourth place of the East. They are 4-1 in their last 5 games.

Raptors are led in scoring by DeMar DeRozan with 26 ppg. He also adds 4.9 dimes per game, while Kyle Lowry follows with 17.3 ppg, 4.6 boards and a team-best 8.6 dimes per game. Jonas Valanciunas adds 14.6 ppg and a team-best 11 boards per game. Cavaliers are led in scoring by LeBron James with 33.4 ppg. He adds team-bests both in boards with 10.1 per game and in dimes made with 8.4 per game. Kevin Love follows with 10.9 ppg and 9.8 boards per game, while JR Smith adds 10 ppg.

In their four previous meetings so far this season, Cavs lead 3-1 wins and both teams have split wins in the Toronto games. Toronto have a 37-8 home record, while Cleveland are 23-22 on the road. Toronto have a better offense with 109.6 ppg to Cleveland’s 97.1 (second-worse), while Cleveland have a better defense, allowing a 100.2 ppg to Toronto’s 108. Toronto have a better accuracy both from the field (46.6% to 43.1%) and from behind the arc (39.7% to 33.2%). Raptors also grab more rebounds (41.9 to 39.5) and dish more assists (22.7 to 18.1), while Cleveland commit less turnovers (13.4 to 14.1). Raptors are with their backs against the wall and cannot afford to drop a second consecutive game at home, so pick them for a win by more than 7 points today at home.

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