NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Rockets Picks for January 25
Published 5:39 am Saturday, January 25, 2025
The Houston Rockets (29-14) are 3.5-point underdogs against the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The game begins at 7:30 PM ET on SCHN and FDSOH.
Before placing a wager on this game, have a look at the best bets available on Saturday according to our computer predictions.
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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Game Info
- When: Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
- TV: SCHN and FDSOH
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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 3.5)
- Cleveland is 29-15-0 against the spread this year.
- Houston has beaten the spread 25 times in 43 games.
- As 3.5-point favorites or more, the Cavaliers are 23-12 against the spread.
- As a 3.5-point underdog or greater, the Rockets have two wins ATS (2-4).
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Pick OU:
Over (226.5)
- In 28 of 44 games this season, the Cavaliers and their opponents have gone over 226.5 points.
- Rockets games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 226.5 points in 20 of 43 outings.
- Cleveland has an average point total of 229 in its contests this year, 2.5 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Houston’s games this season have had an average of 222.6 points, 3.9 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Rockets are the league’s 16th-highest scoring team this season compared to the second-ranked Cavaliers.
- This game features the NBA’s third-ranked (Rockets) and 15th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-155)
- The Cavaliers have entered the game as favorites 40 times this season and won 34, or 85%, of those games.
- The Rockets have won in seven, or 50%, of the 14 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Cleveland has a record of 32-4, a 88.9% win rate, when it’s favored by -155 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- This year, Houston has won one of five games when listed as at least +125 or better on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 60.8% chance to win.
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