NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Rockets Picks for January 22
Published 12:41 am Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) square off 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.
Our computer predictions for Wednesday’s game will assist you in making an informed wager taking advantage of the best bets on the board.
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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
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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 1.5)
- Cleveland’s record against the spread is 29-13-0.
- Houston has 24 wins in 42 games against the spread this year.
- The Cavaliers are 26-12 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
- The Rockets are 7-5 as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (231.5)
- The Cavaliers and their opponents have combined to score more than 231.5 points in 21 of 42 games this season.
- The Rockets have played 15 games this season that finished with a point total above 231.5 points.
- Cleveland’s games this year have an average total of 229, 2.5 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Houston’s outings this season have a 222.5-point average over/under, nine fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Rockets are the league’s 14th-highest scoring team this season compared to the fourth-ranked Cavaliers.
- This outing features the league’s fourth-ranked (Rockets) and 13th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-125)
- The Cavaliers have entered the game as favorites 38 times this season and won 34, or 89.5%, of those games.
- The Rockets have won in six, or 46.2%, of the 13 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- This season, Cleveland has won 33 of its 37 games, or 89.2%, when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
- This season, Houston has come away with a win three times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cavaliers have a 55.6% chance to win.
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