NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Rockets Picks for January 22

Published 11:41 pm Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) take on the Houston Rockets (28-14) as just 1.5-point favorites on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on SCHN and FDSOH.

To find the best bets you can place on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Game Info

  • When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
  • TV: SCHN and FDSOH
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 1.5)

  • Cleveland has covered the spread 29 times in 42 games.
  • Houston has covered the spread 24 times in 42 games.
  • The Cavaliers are 26-12 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or greater, the Rockets are 7-5.

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Pick OU:

Under (231.5)

  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have scored more than 231.5 points in 21 of 42 games this season.
  • The Rockets have combined with their opponent to score more than 231.5 points in 15 of 42 games this season.
  • Cleveland’s outings this year have an average point total of 229, 2.5 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average total for Houston’s games this season is 222.5 points, nine fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Cavaliers score the fourth-most points in the league this season, while the Rockets’ offense puts up the 14th-most.
  • This contest features the league’s fourth-ranked (Rockets) and 13th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-125)

  • This season, the Cavaliers have been favored 38 times and won 34, or 89.5%, of those games.
  • The Rockets have been underdogs in 13 games this season and have come away with the win six times (46.2%) in those contests.
  • This season, Cleveland has won 33 of its 37 games, or 89.2%, when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
  • This year, Houston has won three of eight games when listed as at least +105 or better on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Cavaliers, based on the moneyline, is 55.6%.

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