It was all LeBron James vs. Indiana. But even with his off-the-charts series, the Cavaliers needed seven games to get by the first round. He is going to be played a lot differently by Toronto in this series. The Pacers seemingly allowed James to go to the hoop anytime he wanted, but Toronto won't have it. That is because his supporting cast has shown the inability to consistently knock down shots. There are six Cavaliers that shot less than 38% form the field vs. Indiana in Love, Smith, Korver, Green, Clarkson, and Calderon. Toronto can nail the three-ball, hitting 36.1% from beyond the arc. That is not a good sign for Cleveland as the Cavaliers are just 16-30 ATS this season vs. teams that hit 36%+ from long range. Cleveland is also just 11-24 ATS this season vs. teams like Toronto that make 46%+ from the field. Toronto swept three games at home vs. Washington, and are now 37-7 on the season at home. Teams with a home winning percentage of 84% or better are 5-0 SU/ATS in their last five winning by 20+ points per game. Play Toronto as my NBA Playoffs Round 2 Game of the Year.
This pick was released to clients on April 30, 2018 at 1:58PM ET.
NBA
Cleveland at Toronto
May 1, 2018
8:00 PM Eastern
2 units on Toronto -7 (-101) (risk 2 to return 3.98)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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