The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8) face the Houston Rockets (29-14) as 3.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on SCHN and FDSOH.

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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SCHN and FDSOH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 116 – Rockets 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Rockets

• Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-4.9)
• Pick OU:

  Over (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.7

• The Cavaliers have put together a 29-15-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 25-18-0 mark from the Rockets.
• Cleveland covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 65.7% of the time. That’s more often than Houston covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (33.3%).
• Houston and its opponents have eclipsed the total 53.5% of the time this season (23 out of 43). That’s less often than Cleveland and its opponents have (28 out of 44).
• The Cavaliers have an .850 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (34-6) this season while the Rockets have a .500 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (7-7).

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers sport a top-five offense this season, ranking second-best in the league with 121.8 points per game. Defensively, they rank 12th with 112 points allowed per contest.
• With 44 rebounds per game, Cleveland ranks 17th in the NBA. It gives up 43.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks 12th in the league.
• The Cavaliers have been one of the top teams in the league in terms of assists, as they are delivering 29 per game (fourth-best in NBA).
• Cleveland is forcing 14.3 turnovers per game this year (eighth-ranked in NBA), but it has averaged just 12.5 turnovers per game (fifth-best).
• The Cavaliers are dominating when it comes to three-point shooting, as they rank second-best in the league in threes (16.3 per game) and best in shooting percentage from downtown (39.7%).

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Rockets Performance Insights

• The Rockets are 13th in the league in points scored (113.7 per game) and fourth-best in points allowed (107.8).
• Houston is the best team in the league in rebounds per game (48.5) and is ranked ninth in rebounds allowed (43.1).
• At 22.4 assists per game, the Rockets are second-worst in the NBA.
• Houston commits 13 turnovers per game and force 14.8 per game, ranking ninth and seventh, respectively, in the NBA.
• In 2024-25 the Rockets are 23rd in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.3 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (34%).

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