The Cleveland Cavs opened last night with a battle that many feel would be a prelude to the NBA Eastern Conference Final vs the Celtics. The Cavs dropped just two games all year at home, but fell to the Celtics in their home opener. They could be facing a letdown after an emotionally charged game, picking up the pieces and heading on the road the very next night. The Cavs will once again be without the services of Delonte West and Leon Powe. While LeBron poured in 38, it is the same old problem for the Cavs trying to find points elsewhere and that is where West will be missed once again. Outside of LeBron the rest of the Cavs shot 35%. The Raptors will try and duplicate their 3-0 start from a year ago and improve upon their 4-1 ATS mark in their last five games vs the NBA Central. It's a new slate and the Cavs have to shake off a high intensity emotional game just 24 hours ago, that should be enough to keep the Raptors in this one. I'll go with Toronto here.
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