Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/18/26

The Toronto Raptors hit the road for Rocket Arena for their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Raptors won and covered all 3 regular-season meetings against the Cavaliers, and each of the victories came by at least 11 points, with an average margin of victory by 11.7 points per game. While that’s impressive, it is also notable that these teams haven’t met since late November, and a lot has changed since then. In fact, Toronto is just 1-4 against the spread in the past 5 road games, although it was 3-1 ATS in the final four games, and 11-6 ATS in the final 17 outings of the regular season.

The Cavaliers have won all three previous playoff series against the Raptors, with each of the meetings coming in successive seasons from 2016 through 2018. Cleveland is 12-2 SU in those meetings, and each game was during the second era of LeBron James’ time with the Cavaliers. The Cavs finished out the regular season with 5 victories in the final 6 games, while going 3-1 ATS in the past 4 outings. However, they’re just 6-12-1 ATS in the past 19 outings. Cleveland could very well win this one, but Toronto catching more than 4 buckets is a little too much.

Raptors vs Cavaliers prediction: Raptors +8 (-110) at time of publishing. Playable to +6.5.

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