Raptors vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Saturday, April 18
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30) host the Toronto Raptors (46-36) on Saturday, April 18 at 1:00 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Raptors 113 – Cavaliers 126. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 65% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Cavaliers are 27-14 at home and the Raptors are 22-19 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Cavaliers and 6-4 for the Raptors (current streaks: Cavaliers W1, Raptors W1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Cavaliers, but the Raptors have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Cavaliers 118 – 113 Raptors, a margin of about 4.7 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Raptors need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (119.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
TORCLE
Top performers
Raptors
RJ BarrettF · #924pts / game
Scottie BarnesF · #47assists
Sandro MamukelashviliF · #548reboundsCavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4532pts / game
James HardenG · #110assists
Evan MobleyC · #47reboundsRecent form
TORCLE
TOR
Team comparison
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46-36 | Record | 52-30 |
| 114.2 | Points scored / game | 119.8 |
| 112.2 | Points allowed / game | 115.0 |
| +1.6 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.1 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 22-19 road | Home / road record | 27-14 home |
| 30-52 (-4.3) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Raptors
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.