Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 18/12/2023, 05:27  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be at home against the Houston Rockets for their next NBA regular season matchup. Cleveland arrives for this match sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference while the Rockets are ninth in the West. The Cavaliers got back to winning ways last time out thanks to a 127-119 victory over Atlanta. Returning home after a stressful four-game road trip, J.B. Bickerstaff’s men ended a three-game skid to improve to two games above .500. The Cavs have won 14 games and half of those have come at home. Cleveland hasn’t been a team that has overwhelmed its opponents. They rank 24th in points per game as well as in assists. They however have the eighth-best defensive rating and are holding teams to 111.2 points a game. The Central Division franchise will continue to be without Evan Mobley and Darius Garland due to injury.

The Houston Rockets are coming off a 128-119 defeat in Milwaukee. It was the first game of a two-game trip to the East and ended a five-game winning run. Houston, who have struggled on the road, have compiled a 13-10 record. Nine of their defeats have come in 11 outings away from home and they are yet to win in the East. As the Cleveland game is the second of a back-to-back, Houston’s injury report is yet to be revealed. It is widely expected though that the same team that played in Milwaukee will be available. Houston is averaging 109.9 points a game which is the fourth-least tally. Defensively though they have been sound and possess the second-best record as they are holding teams to 106.1 points a game.