April 20, 2026, 12:15 a.m. ET

The Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Monday for Game 2 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Tip-off from Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (Peacock / NBC Sports Network). Let’s analyze NBA odds around the Raptors vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Best-of-7 series: Cavaliers lead 1-0

Cleveland posted a 126-113 victory as an 8.5-point favorite Saturday in Game 1 as the Over (222) cashed. The Cavaliers shot 54.1% (44 of 81) from behind the 3-point line, while the Raptors were 52.1% (37 of 71) from the field. Cleveland was plus-6 in rebounding, and plus-2 in turnover margin. The Cavs also had 9 steals, to just 3 for the Raptors.

Cavs G Donovan Mitchell was good for 32 points on 11 of 20 from the field, including 4 of 7 from behind the 3-point line. G James Harden ended up with 22 points and 10 assists for the double-double in his first playoff game for the Cavs. Meanwhile, F Max Strus came off the bench for 24 points, hitting 8-of-10 from the field, and 4-of-6 from behind the arc.

Raptors F RJ Barrett was good for 24 points on 7 of 13 from the field, while hitting 3 of 6 from behind the 3-point line. F Scottie Barnes chipped in with 21 points, 6 assists and 3 3-pointers in the road loss.

Since March 17, Cleveland has won 12 of the past 15 games, while covering 4 of the past 5 games. The Over is 4-1 in the 5-game span, too.

Toronto finished the regular-season with 3 wins and cover in the final 4 outings, but it failed to cover in Game 1. As an underdog, the Raptors are 0-5 SU/ATS in the past 5 games as an underdog.

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Moneyline (ML): Raptors +280 (bet $100 to win $280) | Cavaliers -350 (bet $375 to win $100)Against the spread: Raptors +8.5 (-110) | Cavaliers -8.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Raptors at Cavaliers key injuries

Raptors

PG Immanuel Quickley (hamstring) questionable

Cavaliers

C Thomas Bryant (calf) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Raptors at Cavaliers picks and predictionsPrediction

Cavaliers 117, Raptors 111

The Cavaliers (-350) will cost you 3 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward. You can’t back Cleveland straight up, or even as part of a multi-leg parlay at that price, as there is just no value there.

Cleveland improved to 13-2 all-time in playoff games against Toronto. If the Raptors were going to spring an upset, its best chance was Game 1. It didn’t happen. You can’t trust Toronto (+280) straight up, either.

AVOID.

TORONTO +8.5 (-110) is the play catching more than 4 buckets in Game 2. Yes, it failed to cover in the series opener, losing by 13 while catching 8 points. That was a stark contrast from the regular-season series when Toronto won and covered all 3 meetings.

While Cleveland covered in the series opener, it had the lowest cover percentage at home, going 16-25 ATS (39%). As home favorites, they were 15-23 ATS, according to TeamRankings.com. While the Cavs have covered 3 in a row at home since April 8, let’s take the points.

OVER 222.5 (-110) is the play in Game 2.

The Over has cashed in 4 of the past 5 games for the Cavaliers, while hitting 6 of the previous 8 outings, including Game 1.

The Raptors have hit high in 3 of the past 4 outings since April 9 in the regular season, and 6-4 across the previous 10 outings.

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