The Cleveland Cavaliers are 8-0 straight up and 5-3 against the spread through the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs. The Cavaliers will try to extend their postseason unbeaten streak to nine games with a win over the Toronto Raptors in Cleveland this Tuesday night.
Raptors vs. Cavaliers 2016 odds: Cleveland double-digit Game 1 betting favorite vs Toronto
The Cavaliers will be looking to continue their postseason dominance in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Raptors on Tuesday.
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Cleveland is a 10.5-point home favorite in Game 1 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last three games at home this postseason, the Cavaliers are 3-0 SU and ATS.
Through the first two rounds of the 2016 NBA playoffs, no team has looked more impressive shooting the ball than the Cavaliers. In eight games this postseason, the Cavaliers have averaged 107.8 points per game fueled by a 46.2 percent mark from three-point range.
Cleveland tied the NBA record for three-pointers in a game with 20 against Detroit in Game 2 of the first round, and proceeded to break that record with 25 three-pointers in Game 2 against Atlanta and 21 three-pointers in Game 3.
The Cavaliers have been favored by double-digits 22 times so far this season, going 20-2 SU and 8-13-1 ATS in those games per the OddsShark NBA Database.
The first four games of Toronto's second round series against the Miami Heat were dominated by headlines about Dwyane Wade's resurgence and the struggles of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry. But over the final three games of the series, Toronto's defense would hold Wade to 19.3 points per game as DeRozan scored 28.3 per game and Lowry scored 32 per game.
Toronto’s two star guards will need to be at their best for the Raptors to upset the Cavaliers in this game or series. The Raptors are 2-4 SU and ATS on the road this postseason.
Tuesday's total is set at 202 points. The OVER is 4-1 in the last five games between the Raptors and Cavaliers for totals bettors.
Cleveland has won its first four playoff home games by an average margin of victory of 14.5 points per game. Toronto’s electrifying home court advantage could play a role later in the series, but in Cleveland the Raptors will need to find a way to halt the Cavaliers’ momentum with a strong defensive plan against the three-ball to keep the game close.
