Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 10/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (3-2) will take on the Toronto Raptors (1-4) at Rocket Arena on Friday.

The Raptors faced the Rockets and went home with a loss by a final score of 139-121 in their last game. Toronto wrapped up the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (43 of 85) and made 21 of their 40 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Raptors knocked down 14 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 46 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 29 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 57.5% from the floor on 50 out of 87 shooting. Houston earned 31 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Houston snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Houston finished 76.5% when shooting free throws by making 26 of 34 attempts. They made 13 out of their 30 shots from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 26 and the Rockets accounted for 16 fouls.

Scottie Barnes is someone who played a role for this contest. Barnes went 61.1% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Toronto heads into this matchup with a record of 1-4 this year. They are averaging 121.4 pts per game (9th in the league) while going 50.7% from the field. The Raptors are shooting 40.1% on 3-point shots (63 of 157) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toronto is collecting 36.0 boards per game and is sitting with 152 assists so far this season, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 25.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Raptors have forced 18.6 turnovers per game and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 142 surrendered on the season. The Raptors defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 53.5% (224 of 419) and they relinquish 46.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 38.0% on 3-pointers while they are 29th in basketball in PPG allowed (127.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers took a defeat with a final score of 125-105 against the Celtics. Regarding rebounds, Cleveland permitted Boston to snag 52 in total (19 offensive). They wrapped up this game 36.8% from behind the 3-point line via 21 of 57 and finished the contest at 20 of 24 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Cavaliers permitted the Celtics to bury 42 out of 95 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.2% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 35 for 87 from the field which had them shooting 40.2%. In reference to three-point attempts, Cleveland buried 17 out of their 52 attempts (32.7%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. The Celtics earned 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 40 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the game.

Evan Mobley pitched in for the Cavaliers for the contest. He buried 7 of 19 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 36.8%, and had 11 rebounds. Mobley tallied 19 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the game.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 3-2 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.1% from the field, which is 18th in the league. Cleveland has scored 581 pts on the year (116.2 per contest) and they grab 40.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.6 times per contest. The Cavaliers are committing 22.6 fouls every game while shooting 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense allows 37.3% on three-point shots (78 of 209) and their opposition makes 78.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 25.2 dimes and 44.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 11th and 15th in the league. The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.2. They are able to force 17.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (8th in the league).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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