The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) face 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 been more successful against the spread than the Rockets this season, putting up an ATS record of 29-13-0, as opposed to the 24-18-0 record of the Rockets.
• As a 1.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Houston is 7-5 against the spread compared to the 26-12 ATS record Cleveland puts up as a 1.5-point favorite.
• Houston and its opponents have exceeded the point total 54.8% of the time this season (23 out of 42). That’s less often than Cleveland and its opponents have (27 out of 42).
• The Cavaliers have an .895 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (34-4) this season while the Rockets have a .462 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (6-7).

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers are ceding 111.6 points per game this year (11th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really shined offensively, putting up 122 points per game (second-best).
• Cleveland is pulling down 44.1 boards per game (14th-ranked in league). It is ceding 43.4 rebounds per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Cavaliers have been one of the best teams in the league when it comes to assists, as they are averaging 29.1 per game (fifth-best in NBA).
• Cleveland ranks fourth-best in the NBA by averaging just 12.4 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks 13th in the league (14 per contest).
• The Cavaliers have been getting things done when it comes to three-point shooting this year, ranking second-best in the NBA in three-pointers per game (16.2) and best in three-point percentage (39.6%).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Rockets are 13th in the NBA on offense (113.8 points scored per game) and fourth-best on defense (107.8 points allowed).
• On the glass, Houston is best in the NBA in rebounds (48.4 per game). It is eighth in rebounds conceded (43 per game).
• This season the Rockets are second-worst in the league in assists at 22.3 per game.
• In 2024-25, Houston is seventh in the NBA in turnovers committed (12.8 per game) and seventh in turnovers forced (14.8).
• The Rockets are 25th in the league in 3-pointers made (12.2 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.8%).

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