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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Cavaliers-Raptors Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Air Canada Centre.
Oddsmakers currently have the Raptors listed as 4-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total is sitting at 185.
Cleveland's LeBron James led the way with a near triple-double in Friday's 97-93 win over Sacramento, failing to cover the 8-point home spread. The 190 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 192.5.
James had 24 points, ten assists and eight rebounds, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in 14 points and 15 boards for the Cavaliers.
Toronto was outscored by 14 points in the fourth quarter of Friday's 101-85 loss to Detroit, falling as 4.5-point home underdogs. The 186 points scored were OVER the posted total of 184.5.
Andrea Bargnani was 10-for-16 from the floor with 25 points, and Chris Bosh had 23 points and 16 boards for the Raptors.
Current streak:
Cleveland has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 16-17 SU, 13-20 ATS
Toronto: 17-16 SU, 18-15 ATS
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Seattle are 7-3
After playing Sacramento are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland home to Seattle, Tuesday, January 8
Toronto home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, January 9
 
Posted by JoeDuffy.net at 8:19 AM

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