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Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Cleveland was a 132-129 loser in its last match on the road against the 76ers. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 261 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Houston won its last outing, a 109-108 result against the Cavaliers on January 22. The Rockets covered in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 217 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 29-14 SU,25-18 ATS
Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 36-8 SU,29-15 ATS
Cleveland is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Cleveland's last 22 games
Cleveland is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games at home
Next up:
Houston at Boston Monday, January 27
Cleveland home to Detroit Monday, January 27