The Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Canada to visit the Toronto Raptors Wednesday for an Eastern Conference season-opener. Tipoff from Scotiabank Arena is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Cavaliers vs. Raptors odds, and our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Cavaliers come into this season looking to make the playoffs after losing in the play-in tournament last year to the Atlanta Hawks. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff has emerged as one of the top coaches in the NBA. Cleveland looks to be a strong team in a loaded Eastern Conference after having a big off-season and adding newly acquired G Donovan Mitchell'from the Utah Jazz in exchange for G Collin Sexton.
With all-stars C'Jarrett Allen'and G Darius Garland'along with F Evan Mobley, who is entering his second year, this team has some serious talent and leadership. Long-time F Kevin Love'is looking to stay healthy and play a significant role in this team’s playoff hopes. They also added national champion F Ochai Agbaji'out of Kansas in the 2022 NBA draft and will be looking to see what he can add to this team as well.
The Raptors enter this season after losing in the first round of the NBA Playoffs last year in 6 games to the Philadelphia 76ers. Led by former Coach of the Year, this team looks to do what they have done for most of their recent history: make a big splash in the playoffs. With returning all-stars F Pascal Siakam'and G Fred VanVleet, along with last year’s Rookie of the Year F Scottie Barnes, this team has some deadly talent.