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2025 NBA Handicapping Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets
(36-6) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets (28-14)
Date: Wednesday, January 22nd
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Moneyline NBA Odds: Cavaliers -125 | Rockets +105 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Cavaliers -2
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 231
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Wednesday, January 22nd serves up the Cleveland Cavaliers facing the Houston Rockets for the first of two meetings this season.
Both teams played on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday) with Cleveland delivering a 118-92 beat-down of the Suns while the Rockets fell 107-96 to the Pistons.
Season Series
Last year, the teams played twice splitting the season series while the Rockets hold the all-time record between the squads with 89 victories in 140 matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Tuesday, January 21st. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Wednesday, January 22nd.
Cleveland Cavaliers
After losing badly to the Thunder the Cavs got right back on track with victories over the Wolves and Suns. They enter this match atop the East holding a 6.5-game edge over the Celtics.
While the Cavs are on pace to win 70 games if they can replicate their first half there are a few red flags lately in terms of their defense. Something in particular to note is the team tends to play better with only one of their bigs (Evan Mobley/Jarrett Allen) on the court than both at once.
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Cavaliers Stats
Through 40 games, Cleveland ranks first offensively (121.1), and 11th defensively (111.0) with a plus +10.1 net differential that ranks second overall.
The Cavaliers have a strong record against the spread posting a 29-13 performance this season.
Cavaliers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Isaac Okoro, SF (day-to-day — shoulder)
- Caris LeVert, SG (questionable — wrist)
- Evan Mobley, PF (day-to-day — calf soreness)
- Luke Travers, G (day-to-day — signed two-way contract/conditioning)
Houston Rockets
A big week for the Rockets set them up well for the end of the season should they be in a dogfight and need tiebreakers to decide seeding. To wit, their wins versus the Nuggets and Grizzlies give them the leg up and the tie-break advantage.
Jalen Green in particular has been fantastic in propelling the offense and helping to place Houston in the top ten for both offense and defense (Cavaliers, Thunder, Grizzlies, Celtics).
Rockets Stats
The Rockets rank tied for 11th offensively (113.9) and are third defensively (107.7), with a net differential of plus +6.1 ranking sixth overall.
Houston is among the best bets against the spread with a 24-17-1 record through 42 games.
Rockets Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Jabari Smith Jr., PF (OUT — hand)
- N’Faly Dante, C (questionable — recalled from G-League)
- Steven Adams, C (questionable — migraine)
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Cavaliers vs. Rockets NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Cavaliers are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 15 of Cleveland’s last 20 games.
- Also, the Cavaliers are 15-2 SU in their last 17 games.
- By comparison, the Rockets are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games.
- Additionally, the Rockets are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games at home.
Free NBA Prediction:
Cleveland has proven to be a worthy opponent but as noted is showing a few signs there is still work to be done This match will be a great litmus test for the Cavs to register how far ahead (or potentially behind) they are.
Houston is seeded second in the West having won six of their last eight although those losses were in the last three matches against two teams trying to climb up the ladder (Kings, Pistons).
This should be a Cavs win, but there is still that little something that is nagging at me so I’ll take the points.
4* Free Cavaliers vs. Rockets NBA Betting Pick: Rockets +2
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— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 17, 2025
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