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It’s Wednesday, January 22, and the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) and Houston Rockets (28-14) are ready to leave the Toyota Center in Houston.
Cleveland continues to set the pace in the Eastern Conference. Winners of three of their last four games, the Cavs crushed the Suns 118-92 on Monday. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 33 points and Jarrett Allen pulled down 11 rebounds. Houston is in second place in the West but has lost two of the last three times they’ve been on the court, including a 107-96 home loss to the Pistons on Monday.
The Cavaliers are currently 15-4 on the road with a 10-point differential, while the Rockets are 6-4 in their last ten home games.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.
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Game details on: Cavaliers vs. Rockets today
- Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Time: 20:00 EST
- Place: Toyota Center
- City: Houston, TX
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Game odds for Cavaliers vs. Rockets
Latest odds from Wednesday:
- Odds: Knights (-123), Rockets (+103)
- Spread: Knights -1.5
- Over/Under: 233 points
That gives the Cavaliers an implied team point total of 116.91 and the Rockets 116.13.
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Expert picks and predictions for Cavaliers vs. Wednesday Rockets
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.
After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Cavaliers & Rockets game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends betting on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans the Houston Rockets ATS game at +1.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an UNDER play with the game total of 233.
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Important stats, trends and knowledge to know before Cavaliers vs. Rockets Wednesday
- 8 of the Cavaliers’ last 9 road games have gone over the total
- The Rockets have covered 24 of their 42 games this season
- The Cavaliers have won 4 of their last 5 meetings against Southwest Division teams
If you’re looking for more trends and key stats on the spread, moneyline and total for each game on today’s schedule, check out our NBA’s top trending tool on NBC Sports!
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