Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 25 Jan 2025

Expect a Tight Affair

Let’s back the Rockets who have been given an appealing +3.5 on the spread. We think -110 can be taken with confidence that they cover the line against the Cavaliers.

Rockets 109-108 Winners in Most Recent H2H

Houston Rockets claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 109-108 win occurred against Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center. Fred VanVleet scored 26 points, with Alperen Sengun getting 18 and Cam Whitmore 16.

Cleveland Cavaliers lost on the road in their last game, making it back-to-back defeats. Philadelphia 76ers won 132-129 at Wells Fargo Center. On the points front, Donovan Mitchell recorded 37, Ty Jerome 33 and Darius Garland 26.

The Rockets have won the last two matchups against the Cavs. They achieved winning scorelines of 117-103 and 109-108 at Toyota Center. The past 10 clashes between these teams have seen six Cavs wins.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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7 wins and 3 losses in the past 10 games. The Rockets are averaging 116.4 points, 45.8 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 11.3 steals and 4.3 blocks while shooting 46.1% from the field and 70.7% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 112.7 points and 41.4 rebounds per matchup.

Jalen Green is averaging 27.5 points and 4.4 (47.8%) 3-pointers made, while Alperen Sengun averages 9.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists.

The Cavs have won 6 and lost 4 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 118.9 points, 44.4 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field and 79.5% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 116.2 points and 42.1 rebounds.

Darius Garland is averaging 24.4 points, 6.6 assists and 3.1 (43.1%) 3-pointers made, while Jarrett Allen has an average of 10.0 rebounds.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets lineup: Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Alperen Sengun.

Cleveland Cavaliers lineup: Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Donovan Mitchell.

Expert NBA Analysis

It’s always a case of checking out the latest team news to make expert NBA predictions. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the stats that are the most valuable.

Key Rockets vs Cavaliers stats:

• The +3.5 line has been covered by Rockets in 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The +3.5 line has been covered by Rockets in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
• The -3.5 line hasn’t been covered by Cavs in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The -3.5 line hasn’t been covered by Cavs in 2 consecutive games.
• The +3.5 line has been covered by Rockets in 2 consecutive games against Cavs.

Rockets vs Cavaliers Prediction

With Houston Rockets being given a line of +3.5 to overcome in this NBA game, our pick is that they can cover this. There’s the opportunity to get -110 for this outcome.

Bettors can choose between buying or selling points depending on their attitude to risk. When you move the line in either direction, the odds change accordingly.

Rockets +3.5 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 52.4% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

Our Pick

Rockets +3.5 @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Props

Jalen Green Over 20.5 Points -112

Jalen Green (Rockets) has totaled an average of 28.8 points in the past 5 road games. This statistic guides us towards Player Points where we’re able to back him at odds of -112 to cover the line.

Latest Jalen Green Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 21.5

-106

Under 21.5

-125

Assists

Over 2.5

-147

Under 2.5

+110

Rebounds

Over 3.5

-141

Under 3.5

+106

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Donovan Mitchell Under 25.5 Points -127

Donovan Mitchell (Cavs) has recorded an average of 20.5 points in the past 4 games at home. This gives us confidence that he might not cover the line and you can wager on Player Points at betting odds of -127.

Latest Donovan Mitchell Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 25.5

-105

Under 25.5

-127

Assists

Over 4.5

+105

Under 4.5

-139

Rebounds

Over 4.5

+110

Under 4.5

-147

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Correct Score Prediction

Rockets 118 - 117 Cavaliers

For a fun wager, consider backing the Rockets to claim a 118-117 victory. Although it’s a speculative bet, we are expecting things to be close between the two teams.

Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Cavs Trading at Shorter Odds Than Rockets

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Cleveland Cavaliers as -185 favorites for this NBA game, implying that they are 65% likely to win. At +154, Houston Rockets are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

4.5 is the spread and 228.5 is the total points line. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. The Over 228.5 selection is available to back at -110.

The Cavs can be backed in lots of ways and that includes Race to 20 Points where they are -140 favorites. The Rockets are +110 should you think they’ll make this total first instead.

You can find a huge selection of game lines and team props for every contest, with the betting sites creating many different options. Check out the pre-game and in-game selections before placing your bets.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Rockets

+154

Cavaliers

-185

Point Spread

Rockets +4.5

-108

Cavaliers -4.5

-112

Total Points

Under 228.5

-110

Over 228.5

-110

Donovan Mitchell Favorite to Score the Most Points

Donovan Mitchell is favorite when it comes to landing the most baskets. You can get -105 that he goes Over 25.5 points and -127 when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Over 25.5

-105

Under 25.5

-127

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

Over 21.5

-120

Under 21.5

-112

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 21.5

-106

Under 21.5

-125

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 17.5

-125

Under 17.5

-108

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

Over 17.5

-109

Under 17.5

-119

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 15.5

-103

Under 15.5

-130

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 14.5

-127

Under 14.5

-105

Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)

Over 13.5

-128

Under 13.5

-104

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 11.5

-125

Under 11.5

-106

Cam Whitmore (Rockets)

Over 10.5

-119

Under 10.5

-109

Tari Eason (Rockets)

Over 10.5

-118

Under 10.5

-114

Max Strus (Cavaliers)

Over 8.5

-127

Under 8.5

-105

Player Assists

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

Over 6.5

-130

Under 6.5

-103

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 5.5

-123

Under 5.5

-108

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Over 4.5

+105

Under 4.5

-139

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-120

Under 4.5

-112

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 3.5

+128

Under 3.5

-175

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 2.5

-147

Under 2.5

+110

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

Over 2.5

-116

Under 2.5

-111

Max Strus (Cavaliers)

Over 2.5

-127

Under 2.5

-106

Player Rebounds

Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers)

Over 11.5

+104

Under 11.5

-137

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 10.5

+106

Under 10.5

-141

Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

Over 9.5

+112

Under 9.5

-145

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 9.5

-122

Under 9.5

-109

Tari Eason (Rockets)

Over 6.5

+118

Under 6.5

-156

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Over 4.5

+110

Under 4.5

-147

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-141

Under 3.5

+106

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 3.5

+125

Under 3.5

-167

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-103

Under 3.5

-132

Cam Whitmore (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-100

Under 3.5

-130

Max Strus (Cavaliers)

Over 3.5

-135

Under 3.5

+102

Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

Over 2.5

-110

Under 2.5

-120

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers Confirmed Lineup

1 Max Strus

4 Evan Mobley

10 Darius Garland

31 Jarrett Allen

45 Donovan Mitchell

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

1 Amen Thompson

4 Jalen Green

5 Fred VanVleet

9 Dillon Brooks

28 Alperen Sengun

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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