Cavaliers at Raptors NBA Picks: The NBA's best team, the Cleveland Cavaliers at 45-14 on the season, travel to Toronto on Friday to play the Raptors the fifth best team in the Eastern Conference. This game is a - back to back – for the Cavs who defeated the Boston Celtics on Thursday. This game tips off at 7:05 pm Eastern.
NBA oddsmakers at SPORTSBETTING.com have installed the Cavs as 5 1/2-chalk favorites versus the Raptors with a 202 1/2 total. Raptors backers are getting +200 odds on the SPORTSBETTING moneyline while Cleveland is giving -240 odds.
Paced by an average output of 30 points per game from LeBron James, the Cavs are 20-10 on the road and 44-14 overall. They are getting a dozen points a night from Shaquille O’Neal and added more firepower via a trade that brought Antawn Jamison from Washington.
On Thursday James dropped a game-high 36 points, as the Cavs defeated the Boston Celtics 108-88. Cleveland covered the 2-point spread, while the combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 202.5. Mo Williams netted 16 points for the Cavaliers, and Anderson Varejo added 14 in the win.
Boston's Rajon Rondo poured in 19 points and dished out 11 assists for a double-double in the loss.
NBA Picks: Point-Spreads.com recommends Toronto getting 5 1/2 points as a home underdog.
