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Mar 4, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) goes up to make a basket as Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (17) defends at the Air Canada Centre. Cleveland defeated Toronto 120-112. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
On Friday, February, 26th at 7:30 P.M. the (40-15) Cleveland Cavaliers will be on the road to take on the (37-18) Toronto Raptors. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Cavaliers 104.8 – Raptors 99.7 with an over/under of 204.5. The Raptors enter the game with a (19-6) home record while the Cavaliers are (17-10) on the road.
Point differential: Cavaliers +6.1 (4th) Raptors +4.7 (5th)
Points per game: Cavaliers 102.9 (9th) Raptors 102.2 (14th)
Points allowed per game: Cavaliers 96.8 (tied for 3rd) Raptors 97.5 (5th)
Field Goal Percentage Offense: Cavaliers 45.8% (9th) Raptors 44.8% (16th)
Three Point Percentage: Raptors 36.6% (tied for 3rd) Cavaliers 35.7% (10th)
Free Throw Percentage: Raptors 78.3% (10th) Cavaliers 73.3% (24th)
Field Goal Percentage Defense: Raptors 44.2% (tied for 10th) Cavaliers 44.2% (tied for 10th)
Turnovers committed per game: Raptors 12.5 (tied for 3rd) Cavaliers 12.8 (8th)
Turnovers forced per game: Raptors 13.5 (tied for 18th) Cavaliers 13 (tied for 24th)
Rebounds per game: Cavaliers 44.8 (8th) Raptors 43.5 (16th)
Assists per game: Cavaliers 22.3 (tied for 12th) Raptors 18.5 (tied for 28th)
The Cavaliers are (7-3) in their last ten games whereas the Raptors are also (7-3). These teams are very evenly matched in all of the major statistical categories. The one weakness of the Raptors is they struggle to share the ball on offense which will be critical against a strong defensive team in Cleveland. The Cavaliers have won four of their last five games against the Raptors. I like Cleveland to prevail in a close one Friday night.
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