NBA Betting Preview: Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 1 Odds

May 16th, 2016 by OddsShark.com Leave a reply »
The Cleveland Cavaliers have yet to lose in this year's NBA playoffs, going a perfect 8-0 straight up and 5-3 against the spread.

That dominance has impressed oddsmakers enough to make the Cavs 10.5-point betting favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Toronto Raptors.

Cleveland swept the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks in the first two rounds, having a much easier time than they had a year ago when they lost twice to the Chicago Bulls in the conference semifinals.

Meanwhile, Toronto won each of its two series in seven games, with home court proving to be the difference against both the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat.

The Raptors are just 5-9 ATS in their 14 postseason games, though, according to the Odds Shark NBA Database, and will obviously not have the home-court edge here playing a Cavaliers team that they beat twice at the Air Canada Centre SU and ATS and lost to once at Quicken Loans Arena during the regular season.

The two home wins against Cleveland both came with Toronto as an underdog and were decided by a combined six points.

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