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Toronto at Cleveland

May 19, 2016
img8:35 PM Eastern
Premium Pick
0.5 unit on Toronto +875 (moneyline) (risk 0.5 to return 4.88)
Result:
LOSS

We've seen it often in the NBA Playoffs throughout the years when a team gets embarrassed, especially in Game 1 of a series, it comes back with an upset win the following game. In the first round, Oklahoma City beat Dallas by 38 points and then lost Game 2. Then the Thunder were humiliated by Golden State in the first game of the Western Conference semifinal and bounced back to win the next game. Toronto was in a tough spot on Tuesday as it was coming off an emotionally draining seven-game series win over Miami and then had to travel. Now the Raptors have a day to make some adjustments to Cleveland's faster-paced offense, and the Cavaliers are in a letdown situation after its big win. Toronto is 23-9 this season after a loss. They are also 27-10 this season when revenging a loss, including 20-5 if that loss came on the road. The Raptors also won two of three meetings in the regular season, so beating the Cavaliers is not out of the question for them. DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry will also do better than combine for 26 points as they did in Game 1. I realize that this is a longshot and not likely, however, there is value on taking a flyer in this one. Take the Raptors on the moneyline.

FINAL
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Toronto Raptors
28
20
21
20
89
Cleveland Cavaliers img
30
32
24
22
108
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