Get out the brooms! Toronto's great regular season is going up in smoke, losing the first three games to Cleveland, including a pair at home. Toronto can't stop LeBron James or the Cavalier offense, allowing 113, 128, and 105 points. They are on the road again, and the Raptors are 3-8-1 ATS playing on one day of rest, as well as on a 3-7 spread run away from home. Toronto allowed 14 three-pointers (40%) in Game 1, then the Cavs shot 59.5% in Game 2, nailing another 11 threes, and 48.1% in Game 3. LeBron is averaging 34.8 points on 54.7 percent shooting, along with 9.5 rebounds, and 8.8 assists during the playoffs. Cleveland swept Toronto in the postseason last year and is going to do it again. The Cavaliers are a veteran team at home with no pressure on them. The Cavs are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 Conference Semifinals games. Teams that fall behind 3-0 in the playoffs are 0-129 in NBA history, so don't look for any bounce back by the shell-shocked visitors. Play Cleveland.
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NBA
Toronto at Cleveland
May 7, 2018
8:30 PM Eastern
1 unit on Cleveland -5 (-107) (risk 1 to return 1.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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