The top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers probably did not expect to be in this spot after breezing through the first two rounds of the playoffs by sweeping the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks and then taking a 2-0 series lead over the second-seeded Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals.
That lead is now gone, as the Raptors evened the series with two home wins, and they will be back in Cleveland for Game 5 on Wednesday. The Cavs are listed as consensus 10.5-point favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark after closing -11 for Game 1 and -11.5 for Game 2 at home.
Cleveland has been favored in every game of the series so far, and that will not change despite Toronto’s recent efforts. The Cavs won the first two games at home by an average of 25 points before dropping two in a row by a combined 21 points at the Air Canada Centre, where they are 0-4 straight up and against the spread this season, according to the Odds Shark NBA Database.
Home-court advantage may end up being the deciding factor if this pattern continues, with Cleveland owning the edge.
However, the Cavs must get better production from power forward Kevi ...
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