Raptors vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse tonight as the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers, boasting an impressive 16-1 record, prepare to defend their turf against the underdog Toronto Raptors, who are hungry for a comeback after a rocky 4-12 start to the season. It’s game time at 8:30 PM EST, and the stakes are sky-high in this Eastern Conference showdown. With most of the first-round playoff games turning into blowouts, fans are buzzing for a matchup that promises more edge-of-your-seat action. The Cavs are looking to continue their dominance after a crushing win over New Orleans, while the Raptors clawed their way past Minnesota in their last outing. With the over/under tantalizingly set at 236, tonight’s clash could turn into a scoring bonanza. So, as the Raptors try to swoop in for a surprise and the Cavaliers aim to gallop past another opponent, let’s see if Toronto can truly raptorize this game or if they’ll simply be cavaliered away!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 24, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+525	-800	236.5	12.5/-12.5
Recent	+240	-340	236.0	12.0/-12.0
Difference	-285	+460	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

10W-36L

29.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

9W-1L

HOME

34W-13L

70.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
10/23/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	36	36	31	136	Over
10/23/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	32	17	30	27	106	Over
02/10/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	37	28	24	119	Under
02/10/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	24	23	26	22	95	Under
01/01/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	27	32	30	121	Over
01/01/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	41	26	31	26	124	Over
11/26/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	28	24	20	30	102	Under
11/26/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	17	32	31	105	Under
02/26/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	28	24	24	17	93	Under
02/26/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	30	28	26	118	Under
12/23/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	39	30	29	20	118	Under
12/23/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	22	25	29	107	Under
11/28/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	19	24	21	88	Under
11/28/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	26	28	20	100	Under
10/19/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	35	27	21	105	Under
10/19/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	28	23	25	32	108	Under
03/24/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	17	31	27	29	104	Under
03/24/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	25	33	25	34	117	Under
03/06/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	29	17	16	34	96	Under
03/06/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	29	14	31	104	Under
12/26/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	34	21	23	21	99	Over
12/26/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	37	46	26	144	Over
11/05/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	20	26	28	102	Under
11/05/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	29	28	23	21	101	Under

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/21	@ MIN	110-105W	43	22	17	72
11/18	@ IND	130-119W	46	27	23	82
11/16	vs BOS	123-126L	46	35	9	98
11/15	@ DET	95-99L	54	21	14	98
11/12	vs MIL	85-99L	54	20	21	86
11/10	vs LAL	103-123L	40	26	16	82
11/09	vs LAC	103-105L	44	26	10	95
11/06	vs SAC	107-122L	34	25	11	88
11/01	@ LAL	125-131L	44	35	11	107
10/30	vs CHA	133-138L	41	37	14	91

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/20	@ NOP	128-100W	52	29	11	93
11/19	vs BOS	117-120L	41	30	7	93
11/17	@ CHA	128-114W	48	26	20	77
11/15	@ CHI	144-126W	40	33	13	93
11/13	vs PHI	114-106W	46	25	11	85
11/11	vs CHI	119-113W	43	26	8	97
11/09	@ BRO	105-100W	33	24	14	74
11/08	@ GSW	136-117W	43	33	19	85
11/06	vs NOP	131-122W	46	33	11	96
11/01	@ ORL	120-109W	49	25	12	87

Starting Lineups

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Scottie Barnes PF	39.0	39.3	40.4	100%	39.1
RJ Barrett SF	44.0	46.6	39.0	100%	39.4
Gradey Dick SG	25.0	26.0	22.9	93%	23.6
Davion Mitchell PG	21.0	19.9	17.4	33%	23.6
Jakob Poeltl C	44.0	46.9	35.3	100%	35.1

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	36.0	37.8	34.7	100%	35.2
Ty Jerome PG	24.0	25.2	18.8	7%	38.1
Donovan Mitchell SG	42.0	49.8	42.1	100%	42.4
Evan Mobley PF	36.0	33.0	35.5	100%	35.9
Jaylon Tyson SF	1.0	10.2	8.1	14%	44.2

Raptors Notable Injuries

Immanuel Quickley (PG): Avg: 17.1pts, 3.8reb, 4.9ast, 29.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 6.1

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Caris LeVert (PG/SG): Avg: 13.2pts, 3.9reb, 4.6ast, 27.6 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 4.3
Dean Wade (SF/PF): Avg: 5.2pts, 3.9reb, 1.0ast, 20.4 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 2.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
RJ Barrett	TOR	Pts	21.5	25.3	+3.8	80%	70%	73%	73%	CLE	-1.8	#3
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	Pts	14.5	16.9	+2.4	80%	60%	53%	53%	CLE	-3.2	#3
Scottie Barnes	TOR	Reb	5.5	6.9	+1.4	60%	70%	73%	73%	CLE	+0.6	#22

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Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#30	#20	#30	13.5%
PF	#29	#27	#30	#30	12.7%
PG	#14	#7	#4	#7	-4.2%
SF	#21	#21	#30	#27	6.9%
SG	#24	#2	#20	#23	4.1%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#8	#6	#2	-10.0%
PF	#30	#20	#28	#28	8.0%
PG	#19	#10	#9	#10	-3.1%
SF	#5	#22	#23	#7	-2.4%
SG	#3	#1	#11	#1	-8.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.0

114.5

Rebounds per Game

42.2

40.9

Assists per Game

26.9

28.8

Steals per Game

8.0

8.1

Blocks per Game

4.6

4.7

Shots per Game

89.4

86.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

10.5

14.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.3

56.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

32.6

38.9

Turnovers per Game

15.3

12.7

Fouls per Game

20.3

17.1

Recent Trends

RJ Barrett (SF/PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Ty Jerome (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.4% to 27.7, 18.0 min average previous 3 games.
Jonathan Mogbo (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.9% to 16.2, 11.6 min average previous 3 games.
Georges Niang (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.0% to 25.8, 19.1 min average previous 3 games.
Immanuel Quickley (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 22.5, 33.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jamal Shead (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.6% to 14.3, 10.6 min average previous 3 games.