Cavaliers vs. Rockets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 25

Cavaliers vs. Rockets Game Info

• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse -- Cleveland, Ohio
• Coverage: SCHN and FDSOH

The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8) take on the Houston Rockets (29-14) as 4-point favorites on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on SCHN and FDSOH. The over/under is 228.5 in the matchup.

Cavaliers vs. Rockets Odds & Spread

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Cavaliers vs. Rockets Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Cavaliers win (58.9%)

Cavaliers vs. Rockets Betting Trends

• The Cavaliers are 29-15-0 against the spread this season.
• The Rockets have played 43 games, with 25 wins against the spread.
• Cavaliers games have gone over the total 28 times out of 43 chances this season.
• Rockets games this season have eclipsed the over/under 23 times in 43 opportunities (53.5%).
• When playing at home, Cleveland owns a better record against the spread (16-7-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (13-8-0).
• When playing at home, the Cavaliers exceed the total 60.9% of the time (14 of 23 games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, exceeding the total in 66.7% of games (14 of 21).
• Houston has been better against the spread away (13-8-0) than at home (12-9-1) this year.
• In terms of the over/under, Rockets games have finished over 10 of 22 times at home (45.5%), and 13 of 21 on the road (61.9%).

Cavaliers Leaders

• Donovan Mitchell is averaging 23.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds.
• Darius Garland is averaging 21.3 points, 2.5 boards and 6.7 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Jarrett Allen's numbers on the season are 14 points, 10 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 70.4% from the field (fourth in NBA).
• Evan Mobley averages 18.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists, shooting 57.3% from the field (10th in league) and 42.1% from beyond the arc, with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Ty Jerome is averaging 11 points, 3.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds.

Rockets Leaders

• Alperen Sengun's numbers on the season are 19.2 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game. He is also sinking 49% of his shots from the field.
• The Rockets get 21.3 points per game from Jalen Green, plus 4.3 boards and 2.7 assists.
• The Rockets are receiving 15.3 points, 4.1 boards and 5.9 assists per game from Fred VanVleet.
• Amen Thompson's numbers on the season are 13 points, 8 boards and 2.5 assists per game. He is sinking 55.4% of his shots from the floor.
• The Rockets receive 12.8 points per game from Dillon Brooks, plus 3.7 boards and 1.6 assists.

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