Cavaliers Road Favorites At Rockets In Wednesday NBA Picks

• What: NBA Picks
• Who: Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets
• When: Wednesday, January 22, 8:00 p.m.

Two of the best teams in the NBA are meeting on the hardwood in the Wednesday NBA picks. The 36-6 Cleveland Cavaliers, Eastern Conference leaders and owners of the NBA's best record, travel to Houston to take on the 28-14 Rockets. Houston is currently residing second overall in the Western Conference.

Oddsmakers are leaning in the direction of the away team in this tilt. It's the Cavaliers who are set as the 2-point road chalk against Houston.

Let's look at the latest betting lines for this game. Odds are subject to change.

	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Cleveland Cavaliers	-2 (-110)	-140	O 221.5 (-110)
Houston Rockets	+2 (-110)	+120	U 221.5 (-110)

Among the nine games on the ledger for the Wednesday NBA schedule, we are viewing this Cavaliers vs Rockets clash as providing the best bets among the day's NBA picks.

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Cavaliers vs Rockets Betting Trends

The Cavaliers are 3-1 straight up and against the spread in the last four meetings with the Rockets. Cleveland is 7-2 SU in the last nine games facing Houston.

However, at Houston, Cleveland is 1-2 SU and ATS in the club's past three visits. In fact, the Cavaliers are 3-13 SU in their last 16 trips to face the Rockets on the road.

In all games, Cleveland is 15-2 SU through the last 17 games and 11-4 ATS over the past 15 games. The Cavaliers are 7-1 SU and ATS in the club's past eight road games. Cleveland is 14-1 SU in the last 15 games facing Western Division clubs.

The Rockets are 6-2 SU in the last eight games. However, Houston is also 1-6 ATS through the past seven home games. The Rockets are 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings with teams from the Central Division.

Three of the last four Cleveland vs Houston games have gone under. However, five of the last eight games between the two teams went over.

The total has gone over in each of Cleveland's last five road games. In 15 of of Cleveland's past 20 games, the over was also the correct play on the total. Five the last seven games played by the Cavs against Southwest Division teams also hit on the over.

Four of Houston's last five games have gone over, as have four of the last five games the Rockets have played against Eastern Conference clubs. Four of Houston's last six home games went under.

The Cavaliers are 34-4 SU as a betting favorite. Cleveland is 14-5 ATS as an away team. The Rockets are 11-10 ATS as a home team. Houston is 5-6 SU as the underdog in the betting line.

Depth Shining For Cavaliers

Minus injured regulars Evan Mobley (calf) and Caris LeVert (wrist), the Cavaliers dumped the Phoenix Suns 118-92 on Monday. Mobley is second on the team with 8.8 rebounds per game.

Even without one of their top rebounders, the Cavaliers grabbed 15 offensive boards and forced 17 turnovers while downing the Suns. Guard Donovan Mitchell paced the attack with 33 points. He's Cleveland's top scorer, averaging 23.3 points per game.

Locked in day & night. 🕷️ @spidadmitchell | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/ewgQLX8sik

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 21, 2025

The Cavaliers are the NBA's second-ranked team in both points per game (122.0) and field goal percentage (49.8%). Cleveland also owns the top three-point shooting percentage in the league (39.6%). Only two clubs commit fewer turnovers per game than the 13.0 allowed by Cleveland.

Green, Rockets Look For Bounce Back Performance

Rockets guard Jalen Green is the reigning NBA Player of the Week. Over last week, he was averaging 32.5 points on 60.6% shooting. He was also making 25 of 26 free-throw attempts, helping Houston go 3-1 SU during the week.

NBA Players of the Week for Week 13.

West: Jalen Green (@HoustonRockets)
East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Bucks) pic.twitter.com/xG1ZC1yEDM

— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2025

However, this week is not off to such a great start for Green or the Rockets. Houston fell 107-96 at home to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Green was limited to 19 points. He shot 8-of-21 from the field.

In fact, it's been a struggle at home of late for the Rockets. They are 3-4 SU and 1-6 ATS over the last seven home games.

Cleveland vs Houston NBA Picks

Two of Cleveland's six losses this season have come in the past five games. However, the Cavaliers have rebounded strongly since a 20-point loss at Oklahoma City with solid wins over the Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Cleveland Cavaliers To cover (-2) at Hoston Rockets

-110

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In fact, Cleveland has won seven of the club's past eight road games. Meanwhile, the Rockets are stumbling along as a .500 team on home court over the same span of time. They've lost more games at home (seven) than Cleveland has lost all season long. Lay the points and take the Cavaliers as road favorites at Houston in the Wednesday NBA picks.