PREMIUM
Schule's NBA BEAST of the EAST - **CAVS@RAPTORS**
(NBA) Cleveland vs. Toronto,
05/21/2016 4:30 PM, Score: 84 - 99
Point Spread: 6.50 | -115.00 Toronto (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 6.50 | -115.00 Toronto (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* play on the Toronto Raptors.
Nobody gave the Raptors much of a chance at winning this series prior to Game 1, and after Cleveland mopped the flour with them in the opener, most are expecting a sweep. There's no denying that Toronto is out-gunned, and Cleveland is the more talented team, that should win the series. The fact is, Toronto finished the regular season with an almost identical record (1 game back), and won two of three in the season series.
The Raptors were terrible offensively in Cleveland, shooting just 5-of-24 from beyond the arc in Game 1. Kyle Lowry scored eight points on 4-of-14 shooting, and was 0-for-7 from three-point range in the opener, and he was no better in Game 2.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Cleveland come out a little sluggish, as this appears to be a let down spot coming off such an easy win. In the Cavs previous series, they beat Atlanta by a whopping 25 points in Game 2, but then trailed at halftime in the next game. They went on to sweep the Hawks, but that's even more reason why they might be complacent early on. Toronto played well early in Game 2, before falling appart just a few minutes before the break. I expect them to hold on here in the first half at home in Game 3.
Take TOR.
GL,
Jesse Schule
Nobody gave the Raptors much of a chance at winning this series prior to Game 1, and after Cleveland mopped the flour with them in the opener, most are expecting a sweep. There's no denying that Toronto is out-gunned, and Cleveland is the more talented team, that should win the series. The fact is, Toronto finished the regular season with an almost identical record (1 game back), and won two of three in the season series.
The Raptors were terrible offensively in Cleveland, shooting just 5-of-24 from beyond the arc in Game 1. Kyle Lowry scored eight points on 4-of-14 shooting, and was 0-for-7 from three-point range in the opener, and he was no better in Game 2.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Cleveland come out a little sluggish, as this appears to be a let down spot coming off such an easy win. In the Cavs previous series, they beat Atlanta by a whopping 25 points in Game 2, but then trailed at halftime in the next game. They went on to sweep the Hawks, but that's even more reason why they might be complacent early on. Toronto played well early in Game 2, before falling appart just a few minutes before the break. I expect them to hold on here in the first half at home in Game 3.
Take TOR.
GL,
Jesse Schule
