The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) take the court against 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.

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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSOH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Toyota Center

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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 115 – Rockets 114

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Rockets

• Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-0.2)
• Pick OU:

  Under (233.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.6

• The Cavaliers have a 29-13-0 ATS record this season compared to the 24-18-0 mark from the Rockets.
• As a 1.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Cleveland is 26-12 against the spread compared to the 7-5 ATS record Houston racks up as a 1.5-point underdog.
• Cleveland’s games have gone over the total 64.3% of the time this season (27 out of 42), which is more often than Houston’s games have (23 out of 42).
• The Cavaliers have an .895 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (34-4) this season, higher than the .462 winning percentage for the Rockets as a moneyline underdog (6-7).

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers are allowing 111.6 points per game this season (11th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really thrived offensively, putting up 122 points per contest (second-best).
• Cleveland is pulling down 44.1 boards per game (14th-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 43.4 rebounds per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Cavaliers have been tallying plenty of assists in 2024-25, ranking fifth-best in the NBA with 29.1 assists per contest.
• Cleveland is forcing 14 turnovers per game this season (12th-ranked in NBA), but it has averaged only 12.4 turnovers per contest (fourth-best).
• The Cavaliers are dominating when it comes to three-point shooting, as they rank second-best in the league in threes (16.2 per game) and best in shooting percentage from beyond the arc (39.6%).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Rockets are 13th in the NBA offensively (113.8 points scored per game) and fourth-best defensively (107.8 points allowed).
• In 2024-25, Houston is best in the NBA in rebounds (48.4 per game) and eighth in rebounds allowed (43).
• The Rockets are second-worst in the league in assists (22.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Houston is seventh in the NBA in committing them (12.8 per game). It is seventh in forcing them (14.8 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Rockets are 25th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.2). They are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.8%.

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