Cavaliers vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready for a high-octane clash as the Cleveland Cavaliers, boasting a stellar 36-6 record, zoom into the Toyota Center tonight to battle the 28-14 Houston Rockets in what promises to be one of the most electrifying matchups of the 2024 NBA Playoffs’ first round. After a series of blowouts, the basketball gods have blessed us with a showdown set to ignite fireworks, with the game tipping off at 9 PM EST. Both teams are neck and neck in their respective conferences, and with the betting lines drawing a razor-thin margin and an over/under of 230, it’s anyone’s game. The Rockets are itching to rebound from their recent stumble against Detroit, while the Cavaliers are riding high from a dominant victory over Phoenix. As the Cavaliers try to rocket past Houston, and the Rockets aim to blast off beyond Cleveland’s reach, tonight’s game is all set to be a cosmic duel where only the stars will shine!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 22, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-125	+105	231.5	-2.0/2.0
Recent	-145	+125	230.0	-2.5/2.5
Difference	-20	+20	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

34W-23L

59.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

38W-20L

40.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
03/16/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	25	19	30	00	103	Under
03/16/24	Houston Rockets HOU	34	36	28	19	00	117	Under
12/18/23	Houston Rockets HOU	34	25	39	24	80	130	Over
12/18/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	24	42	23	130	135	Over
03/26/23	Houston Rockets HOU	22	21	37	11	00	91	Under
03/26/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	27	25	23	00	108	Under
01/26/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	37	23	16	00	113	Under
01/26/23	Houston Rockets HOU	25	23	26	21	00	95	Under
02/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	22	30	21	00	104	Under
02/02/22	Houston Rockets HOU	32	32	26	25	00	115	Under
12/15/21	Houston Rockets HOU	16	22	25	26	00	89	Under
12/15/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	34	31	24	00	124	Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/20	@ PHX	118-92W	50	27	8	95
01/18	vs MIN	124-117W	47	27	7	92
01/16	vs OKL	114-134L	49	32	21	90
01/14	vs IND	127-117W	49	25	14	89
01/12	@ IND	93-108L	44	24	13	83
01/09	@ TOR	132-126W	42	31	11	89
01/08	@ OKL	129-122W	40	36	15	90
01/03	vs DAL	134-122W	46	38	7	98
12/31	vs LAL	122-110W	48	32	11	93
12/30	vs GSW	113-95W	54	25	16	96

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/20	@ DET	96-107L	39	19	16	94
01/18	vs POR	125-103W	61	25	12	108
01/16	vs SAC	127-132L	46	24	14	93
01/15	vs DEN	128-108W	40	28	8	94
01/13	@ MEM	120-118W	40	28	22	81
01/09	vs MEM	119-115W	44	21	12	96
01/07	vs WAS	135-112W	49	31	10	97
01/03	@ BOS	86-109L	37	9	11	88
01/01	@ DAL	110-99W	35	16	12	89
12/29	@ MIA	100-104L	52	24	12	97

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	40.0	26.6	31.4	100%	31.8
Darius Garland PG	39.0	37.4	37.9	100%	38.2
Caris LeVert SF	22.0	20.8	22.5	7%	21.9
Donovan Mitchell SG	43.0	41.9	39.9	100%	40.3
Dean Wade PF	19.0	15.2	17.6	73%	19.5

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	22.0	21.4	24.0	100%	24.4
Jalen Green SG	34.0	42.1	32.6	100%	33.0
Alperen Sengun C	45.0	43.7	44.6	100%	44.9
Amen Thompson PF	39.0	39.9	30.2	33%	40.5
Fred VanVleet PG	30.0	33.5	34.2	100%	34.5

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Evan Mobley (PF/C): Avg: 16.7pts, 9.2reb, 2.9ast, 30.9 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 6.2
Isaac Okoro (SF/PF): Avg: 7.8pts, 2.5reb, 1.7ast, 24.5 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 1.8
JT Thor (SF/PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 1.2
Emoni Bates (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 0.8reb, 0.5ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.6

Rockets Notable Injuries

Jock Landale (C): Avg: 4.4pts, 3.0reb, 1.0ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 1.1
Reed Sheppard (PG/SG): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 0.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	13.5	17.5	+4.0	40%	50%	47%	47%	HOU	-8.6	#1
Cam Whitmore	HOU	Pts	9.5	11.2	+1.7	80%	70%	60%	60%	CLE	+0.4	#18
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	Reb	3.5	4.7	+1.2	60%	60%	67%	67%	HOU	-0.6	#6
Jalen Green	HOU	Reb	4.5	4.8	+0.3	40%	40%	40%	40%	CLE	-0.4	#9

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Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#22	#25	#18	3.9%
PF	#25	#22	#25	#25	6.2%
PG	#13	#3	#9	#4	-7.4%
SF	#18	#30	#7	#17	1.6%
SG	#5	#9	#14	#6	-6.4%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#17	#7	#1	-21.8%
PF	#6	#3	#10	#4	-8.7%
PG	#29	#25	#1	#21	1.4%
SF	#3	#29	#1	#4	-11.1%
SG	#23	#6	#11	#17	0.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

120.5

112.5

Rebounds per Game

45.8

46.0

Assists per Game

29.1

21.8

Steals per Game

7.5

9.8

Blocks per Game

3.9

4.8

Shots per Game

90.8

92.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

16.6

12.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.7

51.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.6

34.7

Turnovers per Game

12.4

13.1

Fouls per Game

18.1

19.4

Recent Trends

Donovan Mitchell (PG/SG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Georges Niang (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.4% to 22.2, 16.8 min average previous 3 games.